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Vicksburg was the true strategic and logistical turning point of the war.
No, losing control of the Mississippi River was the most major strategic loss of the war.
Vicksburg stood as a fortified artillery emplacement at a strategic location on the Mississippi River.
the battle of vicksburg
Thesis: Many historians exaggerate the strategic importance of Gettysburg because of its high casualty rate, and because of Lincoln's address there. The battle was not strategically decisive in that it did not lead to an immediate end of the war, and the fact that it was fought near to northern media centers overshadowed the true strategic event: Grant's capture of Vicksburg, closing the Mississippi to enemy traffic.
Vicksburg was the true strategic and logistical turning point of the war.
No, losing control of the Mississippi River was the most major strategic loss of the war.
The Battle of Vicksburg gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
Vicksburg stood as a fortified artillery emplacement at a strategic location on the Mississippi River.
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 battle of vicksburg
Thesis: Many historians exaggerate the strategic importance of Gettysburg because of its high casualty rate, and because of Lincoln's address there. The battle was not strategically decisive in that it did not lead to an immediate end of the war, and the fact that it was fought near to northern media centers overshadowed the true strategic event: Grant's capture of Vicksburg, closing the Mississippi to enemy traffic.
The Battle of Vicksburg started on May 18th 1863. The Battle of Vicksburg ended on July 4th 1863.
The Union could control the Mississippi River from Vicksburg
The battle of Vicksburg.
Actually, Vicksburg was the true turning point. Grant sealed off the Mississippi from the South, making it unusable to send reinforcements and supplies. Battle-oriented historians go for Gettysburg, but Vicksburg is the strategic turning point.
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