On May 12, of 1862, Admiral Farragut forces this Mississippi River town to surrender. Because Vicksburg was still a huge resource for the South, the fall of Natchez was not significant itself as a victory, however, it was still a loss for the South.
Vicksburg
In the Fall months of 1862, the Confederates stabilized their positions on the Mississippi River by successfully holding off Union forces at Vicksburg and in the bayou country north of New Orleans. They also launched counter attacks in Middle Tennessee and began conducting deep raids with their cavalry forces, led by generals Morgan and Forrest.
The fall of Fort Donelson in 1862 secured the flank of the Union forces in that area. General Henry Halleck took this opportunity to have Union forces to move up the Tennessee River as far as was possible.
The fall of Vicksburg closed off the Mississippi to Confederate traffic, making them unable to reinforce or resupply its forces in the Deep South, giving Federal Forces freedom of movement, and securing its rear against the enemy attack.
With the fall of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863, the Federals gained full control of the Mississippi River and thus cut the Western Confederacy (Trans Mississippi District) off from the eastern two thirds of the Confederacy. Control of the Mississippi was vital to the Union's Anaconda Plan which was intended to strangle the Confederate supply lines both foreign and domestic.
Vicksburg
The fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 4, 1863 gave the Union full control of the river from its source to its mouth.
In the Fall months of 1862, the Confederates stabilized their positions on the Mississippi River by successfully holding off Union forces at Vicksburg and in the bayou country north of New Orleans. They also launched counter attacks in Middle Tennessee and began conducting deep raids with their cavalry forces, led by generals Morgan and Forrest.
The fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 4, 1863, gave the Union control of the river along its entire length.
April 14, 1865
The Confederate Fort Fisher was finally captured in January of 1865. Union forces of generals John Schofield and Alfred Terry are given credit for this victory.
The fall of Vicksburg on the Mississippi, last major Confederate river-port. This isolated all Confederate units to the West of the river.
By the Union capturing Vicksburg and Port Hudson they took complete control over Mississippi river.
Well, the Union won the war. I read the other day that the region of the Mississippi Valley in western Tennessee was the most fought are of the war. The Union troops came down and captured Fort Donnelson and furhter down to Memphis and drove down to Corinth, MS after the battle of Shiloh. However, Union and Confederate cavalry raids contined in western Tennesse for 2 years. The same was true about portions of the state of Mississippi. Even after the fall of Vicksburg, Confederate forces continued to make raids in areas they had support.
The fall of Fort Donelson in 1862 secured the flank of the Union forces in that area. General Henry Halleck took this opportunity to have Union forces to move up the Tennessee River as far as was possible.
The fall of Vicksburg closed off the Mississippi to Confederate traffic, making them unable to reinforce or resupply its forces in the Deep South, giving Federal Forces freedom of movement, and securing its rear against the enemy attack.
With the fall of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863, the Federals gained full control of the Mississippi River and thus cut the Western Confederacy (Trans Mississippi District) off from the eastern two thirds of the Confederacy. Control of the Mississippi was vital to the Union's Anaconda Plan which was intended to strangle the Confederate supply lines both foreign and domestic.