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Why was Mississippi such an important state during the Civil War?
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∙ 9y ago
Mississippi was an important state during the Civil War because of its "linch-pin" or "hinge" position in the South. So long as Mississippi was held by the South, the Union would be unable to gain control of the Mississippi River or to threaten the Deep South's resources from the West.
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∙ 12y agoIt bordered several Confederate states and went all the way to the Gulf Coast.
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Was mississippi a union state or a conferderate state during the civil war?
Mississippi was a Confederate State.
Was Mississippi a slave state or free state during the civil war?
a slave state
During the Civil War was Mississippi a northern or a southern state?
Mississippi was a southern state that joined the Confederate States of America.
What state did Jefferson Davis come from during the Civil war?
Mississippi
Which of the southern states was not a border state during the American Civil War?
Mississippi.
Is the town of Vicksburg part of the south during the US Civil War?
Yes, it was in the Confederate state of Mississippi, and it was an important river-port on the Mississippi. Its occupation by Ulysses Grant was one of the key events of the war.
What holiday was missed in Mississippi during the civil war?
I think what you're looking for is the 4th of July. This was not missed during the Civil War, though, but for decades AFTER the was was not a state holiday in Mississippi. County courthouses did not close on the 4th of July in Mississippi until after WWII, because the 4th of July was the day that Vicksburg surrendered during the Civil War, in 1863.
Where in the state of Mississippi was the Battle of Vicksburg fought during the civil war?
Vicksburg is in southwest Mississippi across the river from the part of Louisiana that is below the Arkansas border.
The most important border state during the civil war?
Maryland
Is Mississippi a free state or slave state?
Mississippi was a slave state until the end of the Civil War.
What state was Jefferson Davis senator of?
Jefferson Davis served as the Senator for the state of Mississippi before he became the president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. He served as a senator from 1847-1851.
Is Mississippi a confedrate or union state?
Mississippi was a Confederate state during the Civil War. On January 9, 1861 Mississippi became the second southern state to declare its secession from the United States of America. On February 4, 1861 it joined with six other southern states to form the Confederacy.
