The river-port of Vicksburg - a major Confederate garrison.
Yes they did.
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During the American Civil War, the North's success in gaining control of Vicksburg, Mississippi, in July of 1863, resulted in much more than the conquest of yet another Southern city. With Vicksburg in hand, the North now gained control of the entire Mississippi River, thereby breaking the South into two separate halves and opening up the Deep South to invasion.
Mississippi river.
Mississippi River.
control of the Mississippi River
The siege of Vicksburg
The Mississippi and the Missouri rivers are on the continent of North America.
Mississippi River
After the capture of Vicksburg in July 1863.
Even though it is usually overshadowed by the Battle of Gettysburg, the Siege of Vicksburg is the real turning point of the war.
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The state of Mississippi is 340 miles long (north to south) and 170 miles wide (east to west).