It was not a joint Land-Sea attack because the Mississippi is a river and not an ocean, but it was a coordinated effort between the army and the naval riverboats.
Atempts were made to attack Vicksburg by river in 1862. Land assaults began in 1863. The siege began in late May and ended in early July of 1863.
Atempts were made to attack Vicksburg by river in 1862. Land assaults began in 1863. The siege began in late May and ended in early July of 1863.
The citizens resisted Grants attack by keeping him out of Vicksburg. What ends up happening is Grants forces stop food from going into Vicksburg forcing Vicksburg to surrender.
The deep steep ravines, bluffs, narrow ridges, and field fortifications. Both the Union and Confederate realized that Vicksburg would only fall from a combined land and naval effort. and suck my dick
Vicksburg
The attack on and the siege of Vicksburg lasted from May 19 until July 4, 1863.
The Cause of the Siege of Vicksburg was that the guns at Vicksburg commanded a strategic position on the Mississippi. Grant had to capture it to have unrestricted use of the Mississippi Valley for his troops, and security from attack in the rear when he turned toward the Deep South.
the bad things happened at the Vicksburg Campaign was that the confederates surrendered and they had to give the union there land and there soldiers.
the purpose of a land attack was to gain more land
Ambrose Burnside led the raids that distracted Confederate troops, enabling General Grant to land his troops south of Vicksburg.
The purpose of capturing Vicksburg was to shut down a huge supply city the Confederacy relied on. Also, Vicksburg being on the Mississippi River, needed to fall allowing the Union full access to this key river. The problem was that Grant failed in attempts to capture Vicksburg early on in the war. His strategy of a river attack failed. Only later in the War did the siege of Vicksburg succeed.
Had to move down the West bank of the Mississippi, which made it awkward to attack Vicksburg.