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Why was it significant that the Union gained control of the Mississippi River early in the US Civil War?
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∙ 13y ago
The control of the river was of strategic importance to both sides during the war. The North had set up a blocade in some major southern cities. To fully contain them they needed to also have control of the river. Roads at this time were not very well maintained. There were some railways, but these were limited. River travel was still the quickest and easiest way to travel during this time. Large amounts of troops and supplies could be transported in this way. The Mississippi also has many tributaries. Who ever controlled it would in turn control these lesser waterways.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 14y agothey could transport goods back and forth. :P
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∙ 13y agoit prevented the southern states from getting to sell cotton overseas and importing supplys to them
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∙ 12y agoit was the boarder between north and south
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∙ 7y agoThe key to hamper cotton bales from being shipped overseas was to capture New Orleans. This was accomplished by Admiral Farragut in May of 1862.
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During the civil war did controlling vicksburg Mississippi mean to control the Mississippi river?
Yes, it did.
How many civil war battles took place in Mississippi?
There were approximately 17 significant battles in the state of Mississippi in the Civil War. Nine of these were associated with the Battle & Siege of Vicksburg, and 8 more were scattered around the state. There were also a large number of smaller actions. The last significant battle in Mississippi was near Tupelo and Harrisburg and was a significant victory for the Union.
Did the north or the south want to control the Mississippi river during the civil war?
yes
Vicksbug what did the north take control of?
During the American Civil War, the North's success in gaining control of Vicksburg, Mississippi, in July of 1863, resulted in much more than the conquest of yet another Southern city. With Vicksburg in hand, the North now gained control of the entire Mississippi River, thereby breaking the South into two separate halves and opening up the Deep South to invasion.
What battle gave general grant control over the northern half of the Mississippi river?
General US Grant was new to the US Civil War, but under his superior, General Henry Halleck, Grant had duties in the Western Theater of the war. When he was able to capture Fort Donelson and Fort Henry, he and the Union gained control of the Northern Mississippi River and a gateway to the southern Mississippi and eventually to Vicksburg and the deep South.
Why Control of the sea was significant during the Civil War?
it was significant because it was able to disable the Confederates from exporting goods.
Why was control of the sea significant during the civil war?
it was significant because it was able to disable the Confederates from exporting goods.
What did the civil war union gain control of as a result of sieges at port Hudson and vicksborg in 1863?
The Mississippi.
Why was the Battle of Vicksburg the turning point in the civil war?
It gave the Union control of the entire Mississippi Valley.
What did the union do that almost split the confederacy in 2 during the civil war?
They took control of the Mississippi River
Why was the capture of Vicksburg important to ending the civil war?
It gave the Union army control of the Mississippi River
Why did Texas suffer less damage during thr civil war than the southern states?
Because Texas was considered a secondary front, with no primary strategic objective and therefore it was less concerned by military operations, especially after the Union gained the control of the Mississippi River.
