Disastrously.
They lost their last garrison on the Mississippi, and the valuable use of the great waterway was totally denied to them - with their units to the West of the river cut-off from the rest.
It also released Grant's army to join up with the Army of the Cumberland at Chattanooga, as well as giving Grant enough credibility that he would soon become General-in-Chief of all the Union armies.
the union took over the Mississippi river and the city of Vicksburg
You need to be more specific.
The states west of the Mississippi were completely isolated. The Mississippi Valley states ceased to be a threat, and yhe Deep South states lay open to invasion.
The Siege of Vicksburg lasted from May 18 through July 4.
He employed a strategy known as a "siege" to capture the city of Vicksburg.
after 6 weeks they starved of hunger
after a lengthy siege
After a lengthy siege
The Siege of Vicksburg was fought in the vicinity of Vicksburg, MS.
The Siege of Vicksburg lasted from May 18 through July 4.
I believe both sides call it the Siege of Vicksburg.
Vicksburg is located in the state of Mississippi.
The Siege of Vicksburg occured in and around Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Vicksburg; the last bastion of Confederate defense on the Mississippi.
nothing
1863
it was cool
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He employed a strategy known as a "siege" to capture the city of Vicksburg.
Vicksburg was the site of the siege, not a commander of the battle.