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Vicksburg was an important city and fort for the Confederacy. It's position on the Mississippi was vital and prevented the Union from completely controlling the river. It was of great strategic importance for the South and it withstood several Union campaigns sent to capture it. Vicksburg was a major supply hub. Areas west of the Mississippi were able to transport food and war supplies to Vicksburg and from there products were transported to eastern parts of the South.

Vicksburg was placed under siege and fell in the Summer of 1863. The benefits it provided for the South were lost at that point. It was a major defeat for the Confederacy. It left the "western" front of the war open to Union advances.

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