The Confederacy was successfully split in half by the union. The battle that gained complete control of the Mississippi River. :D
The siege of Vicksburg
The Union gained complete control of the Mississippi River.
Mssissippi
The Union won complete control of the Mississippi River Valley.
Vicksburg did. That's why Grant took it.
The Vicksburg Campaign, specifically the Siege of Vicksburg, established control of the Mississippi River.
The northern objective was to capture Vicksburg, to gain control of the Mississippi. The southern goal was to keep control of the Mississippi by keeping Vicksburg in southern hands.
The Battle of Vicksburg gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
Complete Control of the Mississippi River.
The battle of Vicksburg.
Vicksburg in Mississippi