Military Conflict in the Civil War

AP US History· difficulty 4/5

The fall of Vicksburg (July 4, 1863)

A
$Was a Confederate victory that secured Southern control over the lower Mississippi$
B
$Was a tactical draw, with both armies withdrawing after weeks of inconclusive fighting$
C
$Was an inconsequential siege producing little strategic shift in the Western theater$
D
$Gave the Union control of the Mississippi River, splitting the Confederacy$
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Explanation

Ulysses S. Grant's siege; combined with Gettysburg, fundamentally weakened the Confederacy.

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