He employed a strategy known as a "siege" to capture the city of Vicksburg.
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The city that surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant's army was Vicksburg, Mississippi. This pivotal event took place on July 4, 1863, during the American Civil War, after a lengthy siege that lasted for more than 40 days. The surrender of Vicksburg gave the Union control of the Mississippi River, effectively splitting the Confederacy in two.
Ulysses S. Grant's plan for total war during the Civil War aimed to undermine the Confederacy's will and ability to fight by targeting not only enemy armies but also the economic infrastructure supporting them. This strategy included widespread destruction of railroads, factories, and supplies, as exemplified in his campaigns, such as the Siege of Vicksburg and Sherman's March to the Sea. Grant believed that by inflicting significant damage on Southern resources and morale, the Union could hasten the end of the war. His approach marked a shift in military strategy, emphasizing the importance of crippling the enemy's capacity to sustain warfare.
The citizens resisted Grants attack by keeping him out of Vicksburg. What ends up happening is Grants forces stop food from going into Vicksburg forcing Vicksburg to surrender.
Victory at Vicksburg secured control of the Mississippi Valley for the Union.
It took Grants army six weeks to capture the city of Vicksburg.
It was named in honor of General Ulysses S. Grant's victory at Vicksburg
The Battle of Champion's Hill
It was the end of the war in the West, and Grant was able to go to the aid of the Army of the Cumberland in Chattanooga.
Grant starved them out for forty days and pounded them with artillery until they surrendered.
Grant starved them out for forty days and pounded them with artillery until they surrendered.
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General Grant was in the Western Theatre of the war, laying siege to the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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