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John Clifford Pemberton (August 10, 1814 – July 13, 1881) was a career United States Army officer who fought in the Seminole Wars and with distinction during the Mexican–American War. He resigned his commission to serve as a Confederate lieutenant-general during the American Civil War.
John C. Pemberton was a former Union officer who became a Confederate general during the Civil War. He commanded the defense of Vicksburg, Mississippi, but surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant after a long siege in 1863.
Jan 12, 2024 · August 10, 1814–July 13, 1881. Vilified by Northerners for leaving the U.S. Army to fight for the South, and by Southerners for surrendering Vicksburg, Pennsylvanian, John C. Pemberton rose to the rank of lieutenant general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
- Harry Searles
Jul 9, 2024 · John Clifford Pemberton was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, remembered for his tenacious but ultimately unsuccessful defense of Vicksburg. Pemberton grew up and was educated in Philadelphia, entered West Point in 1833, and graduated four years later. He fought in the Mexican.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jan 12, 2024 · Key facts about Confederate Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton who was vilified by Northerners for leaving the U.S. Army to fight for the South, and by Southerners for surrendering Vicksburg.
- Harry Searles
Feb 4, 2009 · In the minds of many, if not most, Civil War historians the name John Clifford Pemberton is synonymous with failure, defeat, and ruin. Lieutenant General John Pemberton's career and life are defined by the events that culminated at Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 4, 1863.
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John Clifford Pemberton was a career U.S. Army officer and veteran of the Mexican, Seminole and Mormon wars who, though born and raised in Pennsylvania and with two brothers serving in the Union army, entered into Confederate service a brigadier general in 1861.
