17h 7min, jul 4, 1863 y - The siege of Vicksburg
July 4, 1863
Description:
Because of the Union naval blockade of Southern ports, Confederate cotton had to be shipped across the Mississippi River, through Louisiana and Texas and out of Mexico to sell to European markets
Vicksburg, a Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi fell to the Union
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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