This was a very climatic point where the Union rose to power. The main reason the Battle of Vicksburg was a major turning point in the Civil War was because it gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union. Vicksburg was located on an elevated bluff above the Mississippi River. To seize control of the Mississippi River, the Union surrounded Vicksburg until the Rebels finally surrendered (Appleby et al. [Page 486]). Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis viewed the capture of Vicksburg as the key to defeating the Confederate army. The Union had also used their naval operations to seize Vicksburg. They had originally ordered a complete surrender of the South, but the Confederacy rejected this proposal. This resulted in a changing point in the Civil War with the Union's new victory and leading into more union accomplishments. The Civil War Trust is involved in a continuing effort to protect the battlefield land where Vicksburg, Mississippi lies today. This was a climatic point in the war because it split the Confederacy in half. The Union's victory and success boosted General Grant's reputation, and he was later promoted to General-in-Chief of the Union army. Leading into this battle, the North's victories at Big Black Bridge and Champion Hill had greatly weakened the Confederate army. This battle strengthened the Union's power over the Confederacy, gave the Union the MS River, cut the Confederacy in half, and further progressed the North with the western theater. This battle was the last major military action of the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War, and it resulted in decisive Union victory (Civil War
This was a very climatic point where the Union rose to power. The main reason the Battle of Vicksburg was a major turning point in the Civil War was because it gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union. Vicksburg was located on an elevated bluff above the Mississippi River. To seize control of the Mississippi River, the Union surrounded Vicksburg until the Rebels finally surrendered (Appleby et al. [Page 486]). Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis viewed the capture of Vicksburg as the key to defeating the Confederate army. The Union had also used their naval operations to seize Vicksburg. They had originally ordered a complete surrender of the South, but the Confederacy rejected this proposal. This resulted in a changing point in the Civil War with the Union's new victory and leading into more union accomplishments. The Civil War Trust is involved in a continuing effort to protect the battlefield land where Vicksburg, Mississippi lies today. This was a climatic point in the war because it split the Confederacy in half. The Union's victory and success boosted General Grant's reputation, and he was later promoted to General-in-Chief of the Union army. Leading into this battle, the North's victories at Big Black Bridge and Champion Hill had greatly weakened the Confederate army. This battle strengthened the Union's power over the Confederacy, gave the Union the MS River, cut the Confederacy in half, and further progressed the North with the western theater. This battle was the last major military action of the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War, and it resulted in decisive Union victory (Civil War