Its sole function was to defend Vicksburg , Mississippi , on the Mississippi River and it ceased to exist when southern Gen. John C. Pemberton surrendered it after a long offensive campaign and siege to Maj. Gen . Ulysses S. Gran t on July 4 , 1863 , opening up the `` Father of Waters '' to Union control and splitting the Confederacy in two .
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