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may 18, 1863 - Siege of Vicksburg

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The Confederate surrender at Vicksburg marked the completion of the Union's Anaconda plan - a plan to undermine the South's ability to wage war by splitting the nation in half as well as disrupt their economy by cutting off trade via naval blockades

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may 18, 1863
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~ 163 years ago