The Siege of Vicksburg July 4, 1863 Significance: the Mississippi River was under Union control.
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The Siege of Vicksburg July 4, 1863 Significance: • the Mississippi River was under Union control
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Grant’s Virginia Campaign
mid 1864
Significance:• USA fighting savagely• slowly began to surround Richmond
Significance:• months of
trench warfare
• supply lines to Richmond cut
• Richmond surrenders in April 1865
What Happened: • Sherman took control of Atlanta and wanted to march to Savannah to end the war•waged total war by destroying everything in sight
Significance:• the deep
South was almost all in USA hands
• Lincoln was able to win reelection because the war was almost won