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What cased the battle of Vicksburg?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

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.

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12y ago

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