Vicksburg is the answer.
By capturing VicksburgBy liberating Vicksburg, the last major Confederate garrison on the river.
By capturing VicksburgBy liberating Vicksburg, the last major Confederate garrison on the river.
The Vicksburg Campaign, specifically the Siege of Vicksburg, allowed the Union to take control of the Mississippi River.
Vicksburg did. That's why Grant took it.
The Mississippi was/is the river highway through the eastern US. The state, person, country who controls the river can control the movement and shipping on the river.
The original Anaconda Plan presented by US General Scott, had the value of taking control of the nations major river, the Mississippi River. It was a river of major economic ports and shipping. It was rejected at first. Later, without calling it the Anaconda Plan, the Union took control of the Mississippi River. By doing this the Confederate states laying to the west of the river were cut off from the eastern states of the Confederacy. It was not exactly "one half" but to a degree hurt the Confederate economy and its military power.
the West won the battle for control of the Mississippi river region
To gain control of the Mississippi River and defeat the Confederacy
By the Union capturing Vicksburg and Port Hudson they took complete control over Mississippi river.
Control of New Orleans meant control of the Mississippi River and therefore control of the hear land of North America. Jefferson would want to have more power within having New Orleans in his hands to Mississippi River as well.
Ulysses S. Grant was the general who was responsible for taking the Mississippi River. During the Vicksburg Campaign, Grant gained control of the river, a major Confederate defeat. Grant and Confederate Lt. General Pemberton clashed in the Battle of Vicksburg.
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