control of the Mississippi River
The North won.
Pemberton surrendered Vicksburg to Grant on July 4th 1863.
Grant encircled and invested the city, bombarding and staving it into submission.
Shiloh, then Vicksburg. IMPROVEMENT Shiloh, Champion Hill, Vicksburg.
Vicksburg
Vicksburg
battle of vicksburg and gettysburg
Grant encircled and invested the city, bombarding and staving it into submission.
The Union won complete control of the Mississippi River Valley.
Vicksburg and Gettysburg.
Three in particular: Vicksburg - liberating the Mississippi and ending the war in the West. Gettysburg - ending Lee's hopes of invading the North. Chattanooga - enabling Sherman's Atlanta campaign
NORTH