The Union wanted to capture Vicksburg because O it was an important piece of the Anaconda Plan. O it wanted revenge for the defeat at Shiloh. O it was a key Confederate fort near the Mississippi River. O it would deprive the Confederacy of its capital city.

    Why was the Union's capture of Vicksburg a turning point in the Civil War? It divided the Confederacy. What military advantage did the Union have over the Confederacy in the West? It had a fleet of armored gunboats.

What effect did the capture of Vicksburg have upon the Confederacy?

Confederate forces forced Grant to surrender. What effect did the capture of Vicksburg have upon the Confederacy? All supplies and communications from the west were cut off. Which one of the following factors secured the reelection of President Lincoln?

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c. It was a key Confederate fort near the Mississippi River.

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