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Why were the battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg the turning point in the Civil War?

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The Gettysburg and Vicksburg were the turning points in the civil war because during these wars, the Confederate Army lost most men and also lost control over their last fort around the Mississippi River which caused the confederate states to be completely divided into two.

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