Vicksburg Surrenders On The Fourth of July
The tireless efforts of both Navy and Army bore fruit when Vicksburg’s dogged defenders finally hauled down the Confederate flag 4 July giving the United States one of its greatest birthday presents, freedom to navigate the Mississippi River from source to the Gulf of Mexico.
In the coming months Linden performed valuable but unspectacular service on reconnaissance and convoy missions on the Mississippi River and its tributaries.
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