Timeline May 1863

Events in May 1863 4

• 1824 – 1863 Stonewall Jackson (1824-1863) Died 10 May 1863, aged 39 Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was a Confederate general renowned for his tactical skill at battles including Bull Run and Chancellorsville. He was accidentally shot by his own troops at Chancellorsville and died of complications eight days later.
• 1863 French forces capture Puebla Key siege in France's intervention in Mexico French troops besieged and captured the Mexican city of Puebla on 17 May 1863 after a two-month siege, avenging their defeat there the previous year. The victory opened the road to Mexico City during France's military intervention in Mexico.
• 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville Confederate victory marked by Stonewall Jackson's wounding Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeated a much larger Union force under Joseph Hooker in Virginia between 30 April and 6 May 1863. The victory came at heavy cost, as General Stonewall Jackson was mortally wounded by friendly fire during the fighting.
• 1863 Siege of Vicksburg ends in Confederate surrender Union gains control of the Mississippi River After a prolonged siege, Confederate forces surrendered the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi to Ulysses S. Grant on 4 July 1863. The victory gave the Union control of the entire Mississippi River, splitting the Confederacy in two.