So that they could gain control of the Mississippi river and split the south in two.
It would liberate the Mississippi, isolate all Confederate units to the West of the river, and free Grant's army to head East to help the Army of the Cumberland in Chattanooga.
It ended the war in the West.
It gave Union Army control of the Mississippi
It quelled Northern peace agitation and cut off the Confederate trade route along the Mississippi
It would give the North control over the Mississippi river.
It liberated the Mississippi and ended the war in the West.
i believe that it is important because it showed the leaders of the northern army how much of a great leader he was ,and it gave them an idea of why he should be the leader of the union army.
It gave the Union army control of the Mississippi River
Vicksburg is the most important Union victory.
The capture of New Orleans was a good start. It was actually the capture of Vicksburg that was the key moment - not a city, but a major river-port.
Command of the Mississippi river to union forces for the duration of the war
battle of vicksburg and gettysburg
During the American Civil War, Union forces sought in 1862 and 1863 to capture the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Located on high bluffs astride the Mississippi River, Vicksburg was a highly defensible fortress, and its capture proved difficult for the Union troops. Finally in 1863, Vicksburg surrendered after a siege starved them out.
During the American Civil War, two battles in particular helped the Union gain control of the Mississippi River. The first took place in 1862 and culminated in the capture of New Orleans by Union forces. The second took place in 1863 and ended with the Union capture of Vicksburg (Mississippi).
Grant's capture of Vicksburg did that.
It gave the Union army control of the Mississippi 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.
Gettysburg
It took 18 days for the Union forces to reach Vicksburg after the victory at jackson.
It took 18 days for the Union forces to reach Vicksburg after the victory at jackson.
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.
The union gained control of the Mississippi after the capture of Vicksburg.
President Lincoln ordered General Ulysses S. Grantand his army to capture Vicksburg.