The Union sought to gain full control of the Mississippi River, taking it away from Confederate gunboats and supply ships. Early on, General in Chief Winfield Scott had prepared a plan to defeat the Rebels by doing just was described. It was part of his "Anaconda Plan" and he was scoffed for it. After multiple attempts over a two year period, Vicksburg surrendered in 1863, having been under siege by forces led by Union General US Grant.
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it would give the Union control of the Mississippi river
it would give the Union control of the Mississippi river
it would give the Union control of the Mississippi river
Vicksburg was a confederate stronghold on the Missippi River.
Vicksburg was a confederate stronghold on the Missippi River.
Vicksburg was a Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River
it would give the Union control of the Mississippi river
it would give the Union control of the Mississippi river
it would give the Union control of the Mississippi river
it would give the Union control of the Mississippi river
Because it liberated the Mississippi, isolating all enemy units West of the river, and releasing Grant to go to the aid of the Army of the Cumberland at Chattanooga.
It was one of three major cities, along with New Orleans and Shiloh, that led to Union control of the Mississippi river. This was part of Winfield Scott's Anaconda Plan, a strategy to weaken the Confederacy economically and end the Civil War quickly. The other two parts of the Anaconda plan were to blockade the South to prevent arms shipments etc. and to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond.