Battle of Port Gibson

May 1, 1863 · Claiborne County

Result Union victory

Ulysses Grant's Union army defeated Confederate troops after crossing the Mississippi south of Vicksburg. The win gave Grant a secure base for the Vicksburg campaign.

Union

Confederacy

Strength and losses

Strength
23,000
Casualties
875861
Killed
131
Wounded
719
Missing
25
Strength
8,000
Casualties
787787
Killed
68
Wounded
380
Missing
384
Guns lost
4