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jul 9, 1863 - Union takes Port Hudson, Louisiana and takes control of the Mississippi River

Description:

Grant cuts off Louisiana, Arkasas, Texas from COnfederacy. Enslaved ppl desert their plantations.

Result: confederate troops target refugees to massacre or reenslave them.

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Date:

jul 9, 1863
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~ 163 years ago