Fort Sumpter
John Pope
The Confederate garrison at Vicksburg.
The city of Savannah was captured by Gen. William Sherman on December 21, 1864, after its evacuation by the Confederate garrison.
To provision the garrison but not reinforce it.
Union
They surrendered
It was the last major Confederate garrison on the Mississippi. After Grant captured it, the Confederates were denied all use of the great river, and the war in the West was effectively over, releasing Grant and Sherman for service in the Central and Eastern theatres.
It was the last major Confederate garrison on the Mississippi. After Grant captured it, the Confederates were denied all use of the great river, and the war in the West was effectively over, releasing Grant and Sherman for service in the Central and Eastern theatres.
To assert that this island-garrison was on Confederate territory.
They surrendered
It was the last major Confederate garrison on the Mississippi. After Grant captured it, the Confederates were denied all use of the great river, and the war in the West was effectively over, releasing Grant and Sherman for service in the Central and Eastern theatres.
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