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How was the city of Vicksburg captured Apex?
After a lengthy siege
The union started to control the mississippi river when troops captured?
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After laying siege to this key Mississippi city the north finally captured it?
{| |- | Vicksburg Mississippi was a key city for both sides. The Union wanted it to close off the last routes between the western Confederate states and the eastern ones. By capturing Vicksburg the Union succeeded in spliting the Confederacy and speeding up their downfall. |}
What was the impact of Vicksburg?
The Union took over the Mississippi river and the city of Vicksburg
What military strategies allowed of the union to gain control of Vicksburg?
Grant starved out the defenders of Vicksburg after eliminating the possibility of their relief.
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