The screenplay for the sequel was written by Eric Roth in 2001. It is based on the original novel's sequel, Gump and Co. written by Winston Groom in 1995. Roth's script begins with Forrest sitting on a bench waiting for his son to return from school.
The battle of Vicksburg was important because secured the control of the whole Mississippi River to the Union, split into two parts the Confederacy and eliminated a Confederatâ¦e Army and its weapons. The great Union leader who emerged was Ulysses S. Grant.
May 18 - July 4, 1863. Warren County, Mississippi. In May and June of 1863, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grantâs armies converged on Vicksburg, investing the city and entrapping a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John Pemberton.ith the loss of Pembertonâs army and this vital stronghold on the Mississippi, the Confederacy was effectively split in half. Grant's successes in the West boosted his reputation, leading ultimately to his appointment as General-in-Chief of the Union armies.