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Champion Hill
Battle · Western Theatre
Battle of Champion Hill
May 16, 1863 · Hinds County, Mississippi
Narrative
Commanders
At a glance
Outcome
1
Champion Hill · The hinge
The Hill That Held the Road Home
Grant turns west toward Vicksburg; Pemberton (South) waits on a ridge covering three roads, and one bald crest commands them all.
2
Champion Hill · The blow falls
Up the Jackson Road, Onto the Crest
Grant lands the blow on the exposed flank; Hovey (North) and Logan (North) carry the crest by one o’clock, and Hovey’s men call it the hill of death.
3
Champion Hill · The counterattack
Bowen’s Charge and the Crest Retaken
Bowen (South) throws the South’s best division back up the slope and retakes the hill, until Grant’s reserve under Crocker (North) takes it for good.
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Champion Hill · The doom of the city
Across Baker’s Creek, and the Division Lost Forever
Pemberton (South) escapes over one bridge, but Loring’s (South) whole division is cut off and marches out of the war, dooming Vicksburg.
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