The Confederates quickly were told by shouts from Union soldiers that the war was over. Vicksburg had surrendered. Vicksburg, under siege since May 22nd, fell on July 4th. 1863. But General Gardner wanted to see proof. When Banks showed him the dispatches from Vicksburg, he agreed to surrender. Banks agreed to parole the Confederate enlisted men, if they signed an oath, but officers were captured and taken prisoners. The greatly outnumbered confederates had held their ground into July. But, when word of the Vicksburg defeat reached General Gardner, he realized that the situation was hopeless...