13 h 26 m, 4 jul 1863 año - Vicksburg
Descripción:
blockaged in the Southern ports, so Cotton had to be transferred across the Mississippi River through LA & TX
Outcome: Union victory, casualties 19,233 total (10,142 Union; 9,091 CSA)
Significance:
Split the Confederacy in half and cut off cotton sales to foreign markets
Tide of war turned to the North
Britain decided not to support the South
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13 h 26 m, 4 jul 1863 año
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