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The military action in what city gave the Union Army complete control over Confederate rail lines in the Deep South and set the stage for Sherman's March to the Sea?
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Which civil war battle gave the union complete control over confederate rail lines in the''deep south'' and set the stage for sherman's ''march to th sea''?
The Battle of Atlanta
Why was the confederate batteries fired on fort Sumter?
Because they wanted to assert Confederate control over the fort, as it was part of South Carolina.
What southern city did the union army capture to take control of the Mississippi river?
Vicksburg. It split the Confederacy in two, isolated the forces to the West of the river, and denied the enemy the use of this important waterway for the movement of men and materials. By ending the war in the Western theatre, it released Grant for important work in Tennessee.===================================================Falling to the Union forces after a 40 day siege, the Confederate defeat at Vicksburg is considered a major turning point in the Western theater of the Civil War. When the Confederate garrison surrendered their fortifications on July 4th, 1863, the Union military gained complete control of the Mississippi River.
What was one goal of the north was to gain control of what during the US Civil War?
A few goals of the north/union to gain control of were the Mississipi river, blockade the Confederate's seaports, and seize Richmond, the Confederate's capital.
Was Bleeding Kansas a Confederate state or a Union state?
Kansas was a Union state. There were competing pro-union and pro-confederate governments vieing for control of Kansas leading up to the Civil War. That's why Kansas was bleeding. The two groups were fighting for control.
How broad is military power of the President?
He has complete control of the military as he is the commander-in-chief
Who has complete control of the military?
The President of the United States of America.
Where was the southern military fort that remained under federal control after the formation of the confederate state of America?
Virgina
What advantages did the union army gain after defeated the confederate army in the Battle of Vicksburg?
Complete Control of the Mississippi River.
What three confederate states were cut off?
After the Union gained complete control of the Mississippi River with the capture of Vicksburg, the Confederate states of Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas were cut off from the rest of the Confederacy.
Who tried to control the Mississippi river the union or the confederate army?
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.
why did union leaders want to control the Mississippi river?
To monopolise this important military highway and deny its use to the enemy. Also to isolate all Confederate units to the West of the river.
Why do dictators take over totalitarian?
A dictator by his/ her very nature takes complete control of a government and the only way they can maintain control is through the military and police to enforce their dictatorship .
What stragetic advantage did the union get when they gained control of the Mississippi river?
30,000 Confederate prisoners paroled. Exclusive use of the river, as a military highway of prime importance. Isolation of all Confederate troops West of the river. Grant and Sherman free to help the Army of the Cumberland in Chattanooga.
Which civil war battle gave the union complete control over confederate rail lines in the''deep south'' and set the stage for sherman's ''march to th sea''?
The Battle of Atlanta
What was Radical Reconstruction?
Radical Reconstruction was the imposition of military government in the South after the Civil War, in order to punish the former Confederate states and enforce the abolishment of slavery. Abraham Lincoln disagreed with the plans of the Radical Republicans in Congress, who instituted the military control of the South after his assassination,
What weakened Confederate strength around Chattanooga Tennessee in 1863?
Confederate strength was diminished when Confederate General Braxton Bragg, on November 4, sent a major part of his army under the command of General Longstreet to Knoxville. Bragg believed that Union forces in Kentucky would head south to Tennessee and take almost complete control of Tennessee.
