Because the upper Mississippi had already been cleared of Confederates, and New Orleans had been blockaded and then liberated.
Vicksburg had withstood a number of Union attempts to capture this fortress city on the Mississippi River. When after a long siege, the city surrendered, it was a propaganda victory for the North. US Grant led the Union forces in a series of battles to capture Vicksburg. When it fell, the Mississippi River was in the control of the Union. The captured Rebels were paroled and some returned to fight again. One problem about Vicksburg was that now a Union garrison was required to keep it in Union hands.
Better said was the "battles to capture Vicksburg". At least three Union attempts failed to actually capture the city fortress of Vicksburg. Only via a siege was the city captured. And, yes this at last gave the Union full control of the Mississippi River. This was now the western base from which to launch assaults on either side of the 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 campaign to sieze Vicksburg took place over a four state area around Vicksburg, Mississippi (Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi).
The City of Vicksburg, Mississippi was founded along the banks of the Mississippi River in 1611. It later was heavily involved in the US Civil War as a state within the Confederacy.
The Mississippi River is next to Vicksburg, Mississippi.
The Siege and Capture of Vicksburg gave the Union control of the Mississippi River, splitting the Confederacy in two.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
The Union took over the Mississippi river and the city of Vicksburg
Yes. Across the Mississippi River from Vicksburg is northeastern Louisiana.
The fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 4, 1863, gave the Union control of the river along its entire length.
Vicksburg
Better said was the "battles to capture Vicksburg". At least three Union attempts failed to actually capture the city fortress of Vicksburg. Only via a siege was the city captured. And, yes this at last gave the Union full control of the Mississippi River. This was now the western base from which to launch assaults on either side of the river.
Vicksburg had withstood a number of Union attempts to capture this fortress city on the Mississippi River. When after a long siege, the city surrendered, it was a propaganda victory for the North. US Grant led the Union forces in a series of battles to capture Vicksburg. When it fell, the Mississippi River was in the control of the Union. The captured Rebels were paroled and some returned to fight again. One problem about Vicksburg was that now a Union garrison was required to keep it in Union hands.
Better said was the "battles to capture Vicksburg". At least three Union attempts failed to actually capture the city fortress of Vicksburg. Only via a siege was the city captured. And, yes this at last gave the Union full control of the Mississippi River. This was now the western base from which to launch assaults on either side of the 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 campaign to sieze Vicksburg took place over a four state area around Vicksburg, Mississippi (Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi).