After the fall of Vicksburg, Union commanders were concerned that the Confederates had reinforced their armies in Middle Tennessee, East Tennessee, near Vicksburg and at Mobile. Also they were unsure if Confederate General Bragg had sent troops to reinforce Lee in Virginia. It must be remembered that the South was a huge place and communications from one Union army to another in enemy territory was not always accurate.
The actual turning point was the fall of Vicksburg at around the same time.
Vicksburg
Most contemporary Americans ignored the fall of Vicksburg because it was overshadowed by the Battle of Gettysburg.
No, that was the the fall of Vicksburg, on the Mississippi river.
The fall of Confederate stronghold, Vicksburg was a significant event in the US Civil War. It ended Vicksburg role for supplying the Confederacy with arms and food. It also ended the hold Vicksburg had in controlling that part of the Mississippi River.Vicksburg had been the conduit of receiving food from west of the Mississippi and by rail, shipping it to the Confederacy. It also was a Union victory that encouraged support from Northerners who were coming to believe that the war would be an endless struggle with the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives.The capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi was significant because it meant that Union troops controlled the major Mississippi River ports. Although Union gunboats had full use of the river, Union cargo vessels were constantly under attack by Rebels hiding on the river's shorelines.
No, Vicksburg's fall had no bearing on the Emancipation Proclamation.
The actual turning point was the fall of Vicksburg at around the same time.
There is a misconception regarding the importance of the fall of Vicksburg after a Federal siege. The logistics and military situation was not altered by Vicksburg's surrender. The Confederate high command had charged off Vicksburg in 1862. The loss of the city fortress and control of the Mississippi River did not add to the military situation for the Union. One thing that historians do agree on was that is was a Union propaganda victory. Some historians wrongfully believe that the fall of Vicksburg was a truning point in the war.
U.S. Grant
Vicksburg
Most contemporary Americans ignored the fall of Vicksburg because it was overshadowed by the Battle of Gettysburg.
The terminology of modern times concerning military operations were not so common in the days of the US Civil War. General US Grant, for example, was copied by others when his reports were read. He made common the use of the words such as "drive" "push" and "fall back". These military terms were part of Grant's vocabulary sometime after his victory at Vicksburg.
Mississippi River
No, that was the the fall of Vicksburg, on the Mississippi river.
This would be the siege of Vicksburg. This battle was an important part of the war for the north because it started out a train of victories.
By the Union capturing Vicksburg and Port Hudson they took complete control over Mississippi river.
The Mississippi.