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The only significance of Vicksburg was the Propaganda value the Northern press made of it. In fact the several failed attempts to capture Vicksburg showed that the Union armies of the West were inept at best for their foolish bayou campaigns to capture a city that had no logistical or military value. The western part of the Confederacy had ports in Texas and the use of Mexico and its ports to go it alone. The Union had to now garrison troops to hold Vicksburg. Union cargo was insignificant regarding the Mississippi. Military use of the river did not help win the war. lle refused to support it and western theater Confederate generals believed that Middle Tennessee was more important. The fact that Pemberton was placed in charge of Vicksburg gives one an idea of its importance. Pemberton was a least of all the South's generals.

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