# John C. Pemberton — Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant character guide

> John C. Pemberton in Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Pemberton, General Pemberton

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

Confederate general who surrendered Vicksburg to Grant.

## In the story

### [Commissioned Brigadier-General — Command at Ironton, Mo. — Jefferson City — Cape Girardeau — General Prentiss — Seizure of Paducah — Headquarters at Cairo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/xix)

Not directly mentioned in this chapter; excluded.

### [The Campaign Against Vicksburg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/xxx)

Confederate commander opposing Grant; fortified at the Tallahatchie and later retreats in a near panic.

### [Headquarters Moved to Holly Springs—General McClernand in Command—Assuming Command at Young’s Point—Operations Above Vicksburg—Fortifications About Vicksburg—The Canal—Lake Providence—Operations at Yazoo Pass](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/xxxi)

Returns to Vicksburg before Sherman’s attack; commands the fortified defenses.

### [Attack on Grand Gulf — Operations Below Vicksburg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/xxxiii)

Confederate commander of Vicksburg; his subordinate Loring fails to reinforce Bowen in time.

### [Movement Against Jackson—Fall of Jackson—Intercepting the Enemy—Battle of Champion's Hill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/xxxv)

Commands Confederate forces defending Vicksburg; attempts to obey Johnston's orders but is forced to retreat after the Battle of Champion's Hill.

### [Battle of Black River Bridge—Crossing the Big Black—Investment of Vicksburg—Assaulting the Works](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/xxxvi)

Confederate commander of Vicksburg; his forces are defeated at the Big Black and retreat into the city's defenses.

### [Siege of Vicksburg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/xxxvii)

Confederate commander of Vicksburg; the enemy general under siege.

### [The Surrender of Vicksburg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/xxxviii)

Confederate commander of Vicksburg who appeals to Grant for assistance in keeping his men together and later accepts the surrender terms.

### [Retrospect of the Campaign](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/xxxix)

Surrendered Vicksburg; his army's deserters and demoralization are discussed.

### [Left Flank Movement Across the Chickahominy and James—General Lee—Visit to Butler—The Movement on Petersburg—The Investment of Petersburg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/lvi)

Not directly mentioned in excerpts; omitted.

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