What day marked the surrender of the city of Vicksburg to General Ulysses
Grant, and the Confederate retreat from Gettysburg?
OA) the Fourth of July
OB) Christmas Eve
OC) Memorial Day
OD) Thanksgiving
On July 4, 1863, the Confederates had had enough. General Pemberton surrendered to Grant. The Siege of Vicksburg was a great victory for the Union. It gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union.