MAY 18TH, 1862: Commander S.P. Lee submitted a demand from Flag Officer Farragut and General Butler for the surrender of Vicksburg; Confederate authorities refused and a year-long land and water assault on the stronghold began.
As Flag Officer Du Pont observed: "The object is to have Vicksburg and the entire possession of the river in all its length and shores."
--Old B-Runner
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