vicksburg
Vicksburg, the last Confederate stronghold on the river.
They surrounded the river-port of Vicksburg, the last big Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi.
Both. The Mississippi was a military highway of prime importance, and Grant's siege of Vicksburg, the last major Confederate stronghold on the river, swung the war decisively in the Union's favour.
Because Vicksburg was the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi. By liberating the Mississippi, the Union would deny the Confederates all use of the great river, and isolate all Confederate units to the west of it.
That was Ulysses Grant, who captured Vicksburg, the last major Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River in July of 1863.
Vicksburg. There was one more Southern-held river-garrison, Port Hudson, which fell soon afterwards, but it could not really be described as a stronghold.
The objective was Vicksburg, the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi.
Vicksburg - the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi.
To hold the Mississipi river-port of Vicksburg, last Confederate stronghold on the river.
Port Hudson, which was seized by the Union forces on July, 9, 1863.
Vicksburg was the last major Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River because of its strategic location, which allowed control over river traffic and supply routes. Its high bluffs provided a defensive advantage, making it difficult for Union forces to capture. The fall of Vicksburg in July 1863 effectively split the Confederacy, giving the Union complete control of the Mississippi River and a critical victory in the Civil War.
Vicksburg was the last major Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi. Its capture by Grant ended the war in the West and divided the Confederacy into two parts.