Kaylee Little

History

25 September, 20:37

In 1863, General Grant led a 6-week siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Why was control of Vicksburg so important to winning the war?

A) The confederacy would lose its most important factory located in the city

B) The confederacy would be split in two because now the union would control the entire Mississippi River

C) The confederacy had important office and documents there

D) The confederacy had an important training base there