The Union could have successfully blockaded all the ports the Confederacy needed to ship supplies and troops in and out.
The Union could have successfully blockaded all the ports the Confederacy needed to ship supplies and troops in and out.
They would stop trade and imported goods from traveling on the Mississippi river.
The capture of Vicksburg placed the entire Mississippi Valley under Union control. It blocked the passage of Southern traffic on the river, and prevented reinforcement and resupply from the Southern States to the West of the Mississippi. By securing the Mississippi, the Union could attack the Deep South without fear of attack from the rear.
The Union could control the Mississippi River from Vicksburg
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The restoration of the Union could be seen as his best accomplishment.
The Union could have successfully blockaded all the ports the Confederacy needed to ship supplies and troops in and out.
After the Union gained New Orleans, they could control the South of the Mississippi River
Effective naval blockade of principal ports, and control of the Mississippi River
APEX(= -it slowed down the Union conquest of the Mississippi area.AnswerWith this firmly in Union control, he could continue his drive down the Mississippi River and lay a siege on Vicksburg.
It gave the Union army control of the Mississippi River (apex)
Vicksburg controlled access to and on the Mississippi.