Why was Northern success in the Siege of Vicksburg important?

Answer 1

Northern success in the Siege of Vicksburg was important because the Union had a plan called the anaconda plan. The anaconda plan is when the Union planned to cut the Confederacy in half. By doing this, the Confederacy would not have any way to obtain (get) supplies (food, clothes, weaponry, etc.) When the siege of Vicksburg was a success, the Union was able to carry out the anaconda plan since the Mississippi River is in Vicksburg, and by taking over the Mississippi River, that split the Confederacy into two.

Answer 2

The Northern success in the Siege of Vicksburg was important because it was the last major Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River. The Siege of Vicksburg lasted from May 18 to July 4, 1863.

Answer 3

Vicksburg had been a Union target for much of the US Civil War. Early attempts by US Admiral Farragut for example were a complete failure. Eventually, only a long siege under US Grant finally succeeded after previous assaults had failed. Vicksburg was important to the Confederacy for several reasons. It was a point whereby it could control to a certain extent Mississippi River traffic. It was also a hub from which supplies from the West could enter Vicksburg and then by rail distributed to other parts of the Confederacy. As an aside, evidence of the US blockade failures became evident at the fall of Vicksburg. There, many thousands of British made rifles were captured.

Answer 4

When the north captured Vicksburg, it won control of the Mississippi, preventing the south from moving troops and materiel on it or across it.