Station F: Battle of Vicksburg

This battle was fought for Union control of...

• Mount St. Helen

• Richmond Va

• Mississippi River

• Lake Ontario

How does The Union eventually take the city of Vicksburg?

• He uses the Navy to draw attention away from the Army

• They don't, the city remains in the hands of the Confederacy for the entire war

• Starves the Civilians and Soldiers by not allowing anything in or out of the city

• A heavy bombardment of cannon fire on the same section of defensive walls

This Battle is fought at the same time as....

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The Battle of Shiloh

• The Battle of Cowpens

• The Battle of Antietam

According to the video, how does Grant begin his weeks long siege of Vicksburg?

• By dropping bombs from hot air balloons

• Sending troops, 20 at at time across and old bridge ready to collapse

• Marching 6 miles up a steep hill

• Sneaking down the Mississippi River at night

Who is the major Union General in this Battle that is promoted after the victory?

• Robert E Lee

• Ulysses S Grant

• P. G. T. Beauregard

• Stonewall Jackson

Why isn't Independence Day celebrated in Vicksburg for 81 years?

• It had too many confederate soldiers living there after the war

• It's the day the city fell to the Union

• They disliked the Confederacy too much to celebrate

• The barbecues reminded them of the rats they ate during the siege

Which is NOT a reason why this Battle was so important to the Union troops?

• It would allow them to complete another step in the three step plan

• They could control goods and supplies shipped on the river

• It would cut the confederacy in half

• They could use the city as a base of operations to take over the Confederate Capital of Richmond