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The Duckport Canal was an unsuccessful military venture by Union forces during the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. Ordered built in late March 1863 by Major General Ulysses S. Grant, the canal stretched from the Mississippi River near , to , and utilized a series of swampy bayous for much of its path. It was intended to provide a water-based supply route for a southward movement against the Confederate-held city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, as high water levels made overland travel difficult. Manual digging was provided by 3,500 soldiers from Grant's army and was finished on April 12. The next day, the levee separating the canal cut and the Mississippi River was breached, and water flowed into the canal. Trees that had grown up in the bayous and falling water levels that reache

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rdfs:comment	The Duckport Canal was an unsuccessful military venture by Union forces during the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. Ordered built in late March 1863 by Major General Ulysses S. Grant, the canal stretched from the Mississippi River near , to , and utilized a series of swampy bayous for much of its path. It was intended to provide a water-based supply route for a southward movement against the Confederate-held city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, as high water levels made overland travel difficult. Manual digging was provided by 3,500 soldiers from Grant's army and was finished on April 12. The next day, the levee separating the canal cut and the Mississippi River was breached, and water flowed into the canal. Trees that had grown up in the bayous and falling water levels that reache (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Bayou Battle of Big Black River Bridge Battle of Champion Hill Battle of Chickasaw Bayou Battle of Raymond Richmond, Louisiana Ulysses S. Grant Union (American Civil War) Union Navy United States Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg, Mississippi Vicksburg campaign Donald L. Miller Lieutenant Commanding General of the United States Army Confederate States of America Anaconda Plan William T. Sherman Grand Gulf, Mississippi Grant's Canal Mississippi River Theodore R. Davis Louisiana in the American Civil War Vicksburg campaign Siege of Vicksburg Canals in Louisiana Madison Parish, Louisiana William Le Baron Jenney Winfield Scott Draft (hull) Lake Providence Steele's Bayou Expedition American Civil War Ed Bearss Cavalry Ship grounding Harper's Weekly Jackson, Mississippi Major General (United States) John D. Winters Bissell's Engineer Regiment Port Hudson, Louisiana New Orleans Shelby Foote Yazoo Pass Expedition Swing saw Dredges Roundaway Bayou Hull (ship) Lucius Hubbard Milliken's Bend, Louisiana Journal of the North Louisiana Historical Association Historic marker dbr:Lake_Providence_Canal dbr:New_Carthage,_Louisiana dbr:Duckport,_Louisiana
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has abstract	The Duckport Canal was an unsuccessful military venture by Union forces during the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. Ordered built in late March 1863 by Major General Ulysses S. Grant, the canal stretched from the Mississippi River near , to , and utilized a series of swampy bayous for much of its path. It was intended to provide a water-based supply route for a southward movement against the Confederate-held city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, as high water levels made overland travel difficult. Manual digging was provided by 3,500 soldiers from Grant's army and was finished on April 12. The next day, the levee separating the canal cut and the Mississippi River was breached, and water flowed into the canal. Trees that had grown up in the bayous and falling water levels that reached as shallow as 6 inches (15 cm) at one point hampered the use of the canal, and the project was abandoned on May 4. Grant moved men and supplies through the overland route, which had been made more accessible by the same falling water levels that doomed the canal. After some inland maneuvering and a lengthy siege, Vicksburg surrendered on July 4, marking a significant turning point in the war. (en)
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