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Confederacy makes another push into Union territory

TIM ISBELL
Lloyd Tilghman was mortally wounded while holding the Confederate escape route open across Baker Creek at Champion Hill. A statue depicting Tilghman when he was wounded is at the Vicksburg National Military Park.

Mid-May 1863 could very well be the time the Civil War was decided. On May 16 and 17, a decisive battle and decision was made that would bring forth catastrophic consequences for the Confederacy. Ulysses S. Grant defeated John C. Pemberton at the...

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