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Ulysses S. Grant
The union's leader was Ulysses Grant the 18 president and the Confederacy was led by John Pemberton.
The Battle of Vicksburg gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
The Union could control the Mississippi River from Vicksburg
Vicksburg - U.S. Grant (Union) Gettysburg - George Meade (Union)
The Union did: Grant at Vicksburg, Meade at Gettysburg.
It was still Henry Halleck. But Grant's success at Vicksburg gave him great credibility, and the following March he was appointed General-in-Chief, with Halleck agreeing to serve under him as Chief-of-Staff.
President Lincoln ordered General Ulysses S. Grantand his army to capture Vicksburg.
The Union took over the Mississippi river and the city of Vicksburg
Vicksburg surrendered on July 4th, 1863.
The Union Army.
The Union