Vicksburg ended the war in the West, freeing-up Grant to go to the aid of the Army of the Cumberland in Chattanooga.
Gettysburg marked the failure of Lee's second and last atempt to invade the North, in search of much-needed food and clothing, as well as possible recognition by the British.
Gettysburg ceased Southern incursions into the North for the rest of the war. Vicksburg choked off the Deep South from reinforcement and resupply.
Gettysburg; Vicksburg; Appomattox , Antietam ,Shiloh
Gettysburg (East) and Vicksburg (West). By chance these two great victories came at the same moment, and the news announced joyfully on the Fourth of July 1863.
Vicksburg and Gettysburg
ANSWER Because they represented the turning point of the war in favour of the Union. After Vicksburg the Confederacy lost the control of the Mississippi and was split into two parts and after Gettysburg the Confederate armies were pinned down to stay on the mere defensive without being able to regain any effective strategic initiative.
The Union (under General George Meade) won, more or less, at Gettysburg. They were able to stop the southern invasion, but were not able to break up the Army of Northern Virginia. The Union (under General Ulysses S Grant) won at Vicksburg. The same day that Lee decided to retreat from Gettysburg, July 4, 1863, the garrison at Vicksburg surrendered to Grant. This battle was a clear victory for the Union forces and was extremely important in the eventual victory of the war.
thankful for union victories at Vicksburg & Gettysburg.
Gettysburg; Vicksburg; Appomattox , Antietam ,Shiloh
battle of vicksburg and gettysburg
Vicksburg and Gettysburg
Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Petersburg were all major Union victories in the American Civil War.
Gettysburg (East) and Vicksburg (West). By chance these two great victories came at the same moment, and the news announced joyfully on the Fourth of July 1863.
Shiloh Antietam Gettysburg Vicksburg Chattanooga Atlanta
Gettysburg was THE key victory for the Union. Vicksburg gave the Union control of the Mississippi, and divided the Confederacy in two.
Vicksburg and Gettysburg
Vicksburg and Gettysburg
Shiloh Antietam Vicksburg Gettysburg 2nd Chattanooga Atlanta Petersburg
The Union did: Grant at Vicksburg, Meade at Gettysburg.