I te 2 o Mei, ka whiti te ope a Sherman i te awa i Grand Gulf
I haere tonu ki Raymond, Mississippi, i nohoia e te XVII Corps i raro i a General James B. McPherson i te Mei 12. I pahemo a Sherman i a Raymond ka anga whakamua ki a Jackson, i tangohia e ia me McPherson i te 14 o Mei, ana i wehe atu a Johnston. Whai muri i te whakataunga a Sherman ki a Mower hei kawana hoia o Jackson, ka tahuna e nga hoia a te Uniana tetahi waahanga o te taone, ka whakangaro i nga wheketere maha, ka tapahi i nga hononga tereina me Vicksburg. I whakapakarihia ake nga whaainga a Grant i te wikitoria o tana ope i te Pakanga o Champion Hill i te Mei 16 me te Pakanga o Big Black River Bridge i te Mei 17. I te 22 o Mei, i uru te puhi ki te whakaeke a Grant ki Vicksburg.