Edward Lyon Buchwalter participated in the engagements between Union and Confederate forces during the Vicksburg Campaign at the Battle of Thompson's Hill, the
Battle of Port Gibson (1 May 1863, near Port Gibson, Miss.), Battle of Raymond (12 May 1863, near Raymond, Miss.), Battle of Champion Hill (15 May 1863, on Barker's Creek, Hinds Co., Miss.), Battle of Big Black River Bridge (17 May 1863, Hinds County, Miss.) and the assaults at the Battle of Vicksburg (at Vicksburg, Mississippi), and thus had his full share of intensive warfare. Vicksburg was the site of the Siege of Vicksburg (May 18 <unk> July 4, 1863), an important battle in which the Union forces gained control of the entire Mississippi River. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Capture of Vicksburg and the simultaneous defeat of General Robert E. Lee at Gettysburg marked the turning point in the Civil War.<unk> Capture of Vicksburg and the simultaneous defeat of General Robert E. Lee at Gettysburg marked the turning point in the Civil War.