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At start of the seige of Vicksburg the Union had 45,000 troops and within one week they had another 30,000 reinforcements to help out. During the seige only about 3,000 troops were used per day, allowing the others to rest and tend camp. The troops that were working shot 2,800 shells over a period of 24 hours from a series of trenches (15 miles in length) dug around Vicksburg. Before actually starting the seige, General Grant ordered a charge, thinking that he could take the city by force. He did this twice in one day, and was driven back both times, losing more than 3,000 troops in one day. Below is a painting of one of the charges.



In this picture you can also see one of the trenches that The Union later made deeper and fought from.

There were no Union soldiers reported missing at the end of the battle, but with the entire Campaign there were 10,142 reported dead or wounded.

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