By means of the seize of Vicksburg on July 4 1863 and Port Hudson on July 9, 1863, after a campaign which lasted about three months.
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The battle in which Ulysses S. Grant successfully took control of the Mississippi River and effectively split the Confederacy in two was the Siege of Vicksburg. The campaign culminated in the surrender of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863, after a prolonged siege. This victory was pivotal for the Union, as it granted them full control over the Mississippi River and significantly weakened Confederate supply lines and communication.
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The event is known as the Siege of Vicksburg, which took place from May 18 to July 4, 1863. It was a pivotal battle during the American Civil War, where General Ulysses S. Grant's Union forces successfully surrounded and besieged the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Union victory effectively gave them control of the Mississippi River, splitting the Confederacy in two.
The event where the Union Army gained greater control of the Mississippi River was the Siege of Vicksburg, which took place from May 18 to July 4, 1863. The Union forces, led by General Ulysses S. Grant, successfully captured the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg, Mississippi. This victory effectively split the Confederacy in two and allowed the Union to control the entire Mississippi River, enhancing their strategic advantage in the Civil War.
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General US Grant was new to the US Civil War, but under his superior, General Henry Halleck, Grant had duties in the Western Theater of the war. When he was able to capture Fort Donelson and Fort Henry, he and the Union gained control of the Northern Mississippi River and a gateway to the southern Mississippi and eventually to Vicksburg and the deep South.