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Union forces in the siege lines around Vicksburg. with sappers preparing tunnels and batteries bombarding the Confederate works. (ClassicStock/Alamy Stock Photo)
Union forces in the siege lines around Vicksburg. with sappers preparing tunnels and batteries bombarding the Confederate works. (ClassicStock/Alamy Stock Photo)