The Mississippi River.
Siezing control of the Mississippi River was an important goal of the Union Navy because it was the major means of transportation and logistical communications in the U.S. interior.
It was Gen Ulysses S. Grant's July 1863 victory at the Battle of Vicksburg that cut the Confederacy in half. Vicksburg, Mississippi was the only remaining Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River, so Grant's victory gave the Union control of the lower Mississippi River, along with splitting the South in two by cutting Richmond off from the Western half of the Confederacy
It allowed the Union and enabled them to control the river systems and to blockade the entire southern coastline.
The Battle of Vicksburg was a turning-point in the American Civil War. Ending in a Union victory in July of 1863, the battle yielded control of the Mississippi River to Union forces and opened up the Deep South (Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina) to Union invasion.
The victory, followed of that of Port Hudson allowed Union to take the control of the whole Mississippi River.
The Vicksburg Campaign, specifically the Siege of Vicksburg, allowed the Union to take control of the Mississippi River.
Vicksburg, the last Confederate stronghold on the river.
The Union could control the Mississippi River from Vicksburg
The Union victory at Vicksburg resulted in northern control of the Mississippi River.
it gave the Union greater control of the Mississippi River valley.
It allowed the union to take control of the Mississippi River.
The Battle of Vicksburg
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It allowed the union to take control of the Mississippi River.
they gained control of the Mississippi river