The battle of vicksburg
about Vicksburg
John C. Pemberton
Ulysses S. Grant , 18th U.S. President
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States. As Commanding General, Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War.
The Union won the battle capturing the city. This was big because the Union secured complete control of the Mississippi River with this victory. This meant Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas were separated from the rest of the Confederac
Northern strategy
•Isolate and disorganize Confederacy
•Southern Union sympathizers get South to surrender
•Designed by Gen. Scott
•Keep border states in Union
•GOAL: No secession & compliance with constitution
Southern strategy
•Defensive war of attrition (strategy of winning by not losing)
•Wear out opponent
•G. Washington’s strategy in Revolutionary War
•Get European support
•South - twice the size of 13 original colonies
•GOAL: Secession and independence