Describe the battle of vicksburg in two sentences.

The Siege of Vicksburg was a great victory for the Union.

With the fall of Vicksburg the control of the Mississippi River fell to the Union forces

Explanation:

Vicksburg is a historic American city, located on a high bluff on the east bank of the Mississippi River across from Louisiana.

The Siege of Vicksburg was a great victory for the Union. It gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union. Around the same time, the Confederate army under General Robert E. Lee was defeated at the Battle of Gettysburg.

Union armies had gained two important victories at about the same time ... The day after the battle of Gettysburg, Union forces defeated Confederate forces at Vicksburg, Mississippi. This victory gave them control of the Mississippi River. And it split the states of the Confederacy.