The North.
It was a key battle that ended the war in the West, and released Grant to go to the aid of the Army of the Cumberland at Chattanooga.
It was carried out under very difficult conditions and earned great credit for Grant.
Losing Vicksburg prevented the South from reinforcing and resupplying its troops from Texas and Arkansas. The surrender prevented the South from using the river for transportation and communications, allowing the North the ability to attack with impunity, at will.
Command of the Mississippi River; which also cuts the Confederacy in half, if the North wins it.
Vicksburg was called the "Gibraltar of the South."
The South wanted to hold onto Vicksburg to keep supplies flowing from Texas and Arkansas, to move troops where needed on the lower Mississippi, and to prevent the North from using that stretch of river for its own purposes.
Pemberton surrendered Vicksburg to Grant on July 4th 1863.
The North won.
The north invaded the south.
General Ulysses S. Grant was a general for the north during the Battle of Vicksburg. Lt. General John C. Pemberton was the general for the south during the Battle of Vicksburg.
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The defeats at Vicksburg severely wounded the South because of control of the area. By the North defeating the South in this area, they took control of the Mississippi River, and that cut the Confederacy in half.
Vicksburg is in the state of Mississippi, in the deep south.
Losing Vicksburg prevented the South from reinforcing and resupplying its troops from Texas and Arkansas. The surrender prevented the South from using the river for transportation and communications, allowing the North the ability to attack with impunity, at will.
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The Battle of Vicksburg
Command of the Mississippi River; which also cuts the Confederacy in half, if the North wins it.
Perhaps one telling factor on the South's value of Vicksburg lay in their choice of generals that were there to defend the city. Confederate General Pemberton was given command of Vicksburg, however, he was never considered to be a top Confederate general.
The south was winning in the East and the north was winning in the West.