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1grant besieged the city from may 18 to july 4, 1863, until it surrendered, yielding command of the mississippi river to the union.9 sets
2a decisive battle in the american civil war (1863)6 sets
3a confederate fort that overlooked the mississipi river4 sets
4union victory in mississippi3 sets
5battle that lead to the union's control of the mississippi river3 sets
6last confederate stronghold on the miss. river;grant trapped the soldiers in vicksburg by cutting off their supply lines3 sets
7union victory here insured control of the mississippi river,2 sets
8gave union control of the mississippi river2 sets
9(al), 1863 , a decisive battle in the american civil war (1863)2 sets
10a decisive battle in the american civil war (1863).2 sets
11grant tries to take vicksburg on the mississippi river, rebels surrendered and now union controls the river, cut confederacy in half, was turning point of war2 sets
12-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 highway2 sets
13grant's army and a fleet of ironclad ships split the confederacy in two with the capture of this city2 sets
14battle 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, 18632 sets
15union gained control of the mississippi river and laid siege to the city2 sets
16a town in western mississippi on bluffs above the mississippi river west of jackson2 sets
17a siege in which grant gained control of the mississippi river2 sets
18grant captures the mississippi river for the union2 sets
19the 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
20north2 sets
21grant secured mississippi river1 set
22a city in mississippi where the battle of vicksburg1 set
23the northern victory that split the south into two parts and was a turning point1 set
24last csa stronghold on the mississippi river, surrendered to grant, cut csa in two1 set
25captured by grant on 5th try after 6 week siege1 set
26the same day gettysburg was won, grant took over __________, mississippi1 set
27the 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 two1 set
281862. 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
29a post guarding the mississippi that was finally taken by the union allowing for total worfare to begin.1 set
30this battle led to the north controlling the mississippi river1 set
31captured by grant in 18631 set
32miss. place grant commanded his union forces there. this place was his best- fought campaign of the war. the city surrendered on july 4,18631 set
33union 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 21 set
341863. miss. lost bad. future not lookin good for south1 set
35strong forces at ___, mississippi stood in the way of farragut1 set
36village in mississippi that sat on a high cliff above the river that was eld by the conf. after 6 weeks siege vicksburg surrendered.1 set
37a five month campaign on the mississippi river where grant eventually starved out the csa. gave union total control of mississippi river1 set
38at this battle, grant and sherman's goal was to seige the city and starve it's citizens, union victory1 set
39this battle allowed the union to take control of the mississippi r.1 set
40fought on july 1-3 in mississippi, turning point in the west1 set