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| 1 | grant besieged the city from may 18 to july 4, 1863, until it surrendered, yielding command of the mississippi river to the union. | 7 sets | |
| 2 | a decisive battle in the american civil war (1863) | 5 sets | |
| 3 | a confederate fort that overlooked the mississipi river | 4 sets | |
| 4 | last confederate stronghold on the miss. river;grant trapped the soldiers in vicksburg by cutting off their supply lines | 3 sets | |
| 5 | battle that lead to the union's control of the mississippi river | 3 sets | |
| 6 | union victory in mississippi | 3 sets | |
| 7 | grant tries to take vicksburg on the mississippi river, rebels surrendered and now union controls the river, cut confederacy in half, was turning point of war | 2 sets | |
| 8 | a decisive battle in the american civil war (1863). | 2 sets | |
| 9 | union victory here insured control of the mississippi river, | 2 sets | |
| 10 | a town in western mississippi on bluffs above the mississippi river west of jackson | 2 sets | |
| 11 | union gained control of the mississippi river and laid siege to the city | 2 sets | |
| 12 | battle for control of mississippi river. union's goal to split confederacy and restore free commerce to nw an attempt to take vicksburg, miss by water and from n. failed. grant decided to take it from south and opened siege; confederate forces unable to unite, and after about six weeks vicksburg's defenders surrendered on july 4, 1863 | 2 sets | |
| 13 | grant's army and a fleet of ironclad ships split the confederacy in two with the capture of this city | 2 sets | |
| 14 | a siege in which grant gained control of the mississippi river | 2 sets | |
| 15 | (al), 1863 , a decisive battle in the american civil war (1863) | 2 sets | |
| 16 | gave union control of the mississippi river | 2 sets | |
| 17 | north | 2 sets | |
| 18 | the union forces wanted to capture vicksburg in order to control to mississippi river. (union) gen. grant surrounded vicksburg and bombed it for a month. the people and confederate soldiers starved until they surrendered. | 2 sets | |
| 19 | grant captures the mississippi river for the union | 2 sets | |
| 20 | -union held entire mississippi river -texas, louisiana, and arkansas were cut off from he rest of the confederacy -turning point of the war -secured mississippi as a highway | 2 sets | |
| 21 | grant secured mississippi river | 1 set | |
| 22 | the northern victory that split the south into two parts and was a turning point | 1 set | |
| 23 | the same day gettysburg was won, grant took over __________, mississippi | 1 set | |
| 24 | fought on july 1-3 in mississippi, turning point in the west | 1 set | |
| 25 | a city in mississippi where the battle of vicksburg | 1 set | |
| 26 | city suffered a six-week-long attack by the union. | 1 set | |
| 27 | split the confederacy, gave north control of the mississippi river | 1 set | |
| 28 | 1863. miss. lost bad. future not lookin good for south | 1 set | |
| 29 | miss. place grant commanded his union forces there. this place was his best- fought campaign of the war. the city surrendered on july 4,1863 | 1 set | |
| 30 | union army starved out the people of vicksburg for 2 1/2 months, they had to surrender, lived in caves, grant was in the union commander and by capturing vicksburg cut the south in 2 | 1 set | |
| 31 | victory at gave the union control of the mississippi river | 1 set | |
| 32 | captured by grant on 5th try after 6 week siege | 1 set | |
| 33 | 1862. mississippi city that was attacked by north during civil war for its strategic location on the miss. river. union army, led by ulysses grant, made the city a priority because it would solidify their control of the miss. river and trade. | 1 set | |
| 34 | the union seige of this town on the mississippi river ended on july 4, 1863 and put the entire river in union control, cutting the south in two | 1 set | |
| 35 | village in miss. sat on high cliff above river held by confederates. cannons could shell boats on river below and early 1863 grant's forces tried over and over to seize vicksburg. his new plan was to launch a surprise attack on jackson, mi and attack vicksburg from rear. after six weeks of seige vicksburg surrendered on july 4, 1863. | 1 set | |
| 36 | city captured by the union army so the north could control the mississippi river | 1 set | |
| 37 | a post guarding the mississippi that was finally taken by the union allowing for total worfare to begin. | 1 set | |
| 38 | village in mississippi held by confederates. after 6 weeks siege, vicksburg surrendered - union victory | 1 set | |
| 39 | at this battle, grant and sherman's goal was to seige the city and starve it's citizens, union victory | 1 set | |
| 40 | a five month campaign on the mississippi river where grant eventually starved out the csa. gave union total control of mississippi river | 1 set | |