What did the Union victory at Vicksburg in 1863 accomplish?

It split the Confederacy.

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  1. It ended the war
  2. It created the Thirteenth Amendment
  3. It split the Confederacy ✔

Why: Grant gained control of the Mississippi River at Vicksburg, splitting the Confederacy.

Huh, didn't know that: Grant gained control of the Mississippi River at Vicksburg, splitting the Confederacy.

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Vicksburg really cut the South in two!
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Answer: It split the Confederacy. Grant gained control of the Mississippi River at Vicksburg, splitting the Confederacy.

  1. History of the United States en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States
    gained control of the Mississippi River at the Battle of Vicksburg, splitting the Confederacy
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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