Compare And Contrast The Battle Of Vicksburg

Both the Battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg helped to secure a win for the Union. Both of these battles destroyed the south chance of winning the war. The south suffered great losses of men and of supplies fighting these battles. The Confederate army lost control of the last fort around the Mississippi River splitting the south in half. Such a tremendous loss in Gettysburg Lee had no chance of invading the north. His army was rendered incapable of efficient action after the loss. The Confederate army was driven back into Virginia without the victory they left for. The Battle of Vicksburg wasn't really a battle, it was a siege. The Siege driven by the north was happening the same time as the Battle of Gettysburg. The Union's goal was