[DOC] [TLE] Siege of Vicksburg - Ohio History Central [PAR] A victory at the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 1863 gave the Union control of 
the Mississippi River in the American Civil War. Following the Battle of Shiloh in... [DOC] [TLE] Vicksburg During the Civil War (1862-1863): A Campaign; A Siege ... [PAR] When Vicksburg fell to Union troops on July 4, 1863, the Confederacy lost its last 
chance ... Control of the Mississippi River during the American Civil War was an 
economic ... When the Union navy gave up and departed, life returned to normal. [DOC] [TLE] Siege of Vicksburg - Wikipedia [PAR] The Siege of Vicksburg (May 18  July 4, 1863) was the final major military action 
in the ... After crossing the Mississippi River south of Vicksburg at Bruinsburg and 
..... farther south in Louisiana, gave the Union control of the Mississippi River. [DOC] [TLE] Vicksburg Campaign - Wikipedia [PAR] The Vicksburg Campaign was a series of maneuvers and battles in the Western 
Theater of the American Civil War directed against Vicksburg, Mississippi, a 
fortress city that dominated the last Confederate-controlled section of the 
Mississippi River. The Union Army of the Tennessee under Maj. ... On April 29 
and April 30, 1863, Grant's army crossed the Mississippi and... [DOC] [TLE] Mississippi River campaigns in the American Civil War - Wikipedia [PAR] The Mississippi River campaigns were a series of military actions by the Union 
Army during the American Civil War in which Union troops, helped by Union 
Navy gunboats and river ironclads, took control of the Cumberland ... The only 
exception was at the Siege of Vicksburg where the army, marching downstream 
met up... [DOC] [TLE] Battle Of Vicksburg | HistoryNet [PAR] Facts about Battle Of Vicksburg (aka Siege Of Vicksburg), a major Civil War ... 
The rest of Grant's army, under Sherman, then crossed the river at Grand Gulf .... 
were in Union hands by May 1863, Vicksburg closed the lower Mississippi to ... In 
his official report on the campaign, Grant himself gave four reasons for trying 
again. [DOC] [TLE] The River War - Civil War Trust [PAR] The opening positions in the western river war: a small flotilla at Cairo, Illinois ... 
This issue became especially apparent as the Union navy took control of longer 
and ... Grant won acclaim from the press for the ensuing battle, though he was ... 
The fall of Vicksburg in the summer of 1863 brought the Mississippi entirely under
... [DOC] [TLE] Battle and Siege of Vicksburg - Civil War Trust [PAR] The Civil War Trust's downloadable battle map of May 19, 1863 and May 22, 
1863 ... the Mississippi River on April 30, 1863, General Ulysses S. Grant's Union 
Army of ... Defeats at Champion Hill and Big Black River gave Confederate 
commander ... ending the siege and placing control of the vital Mississippi firmly 
in Union... [DOC] [TLE] American History: The American Civil War: Battle of Vicksburg Splits ... [PAR] Apr 27, 2005 ... The day after the battle of Gettysburg, Union forces defeated Confederate ... This 
victory gave them control of the Mississippi River. ... Finally, in April, 1863, Grant 
gave up all ideas of getting past Vicksburg without a fight. [DOC] [TLE] Union Control Of The Mississippi River Farragut Captures New ... [PAR] Union Control Of The Mississippi River ... April 1862July 1863 ... As the battle 
of Shiloh was being fought in Tennessee, Farragut's fleet, composed of ten .... In 
December 1862, Grant no sooner moved his army south toward Vicksburg to 
help... [DOC] [TLE] Civil War: Siege of Vicksburg - Ducksters [PAR] The Siege of Vicksburg was a major victory for the Union during the Civil War. 
The Union ... typical battle. It began on May 18, 1863 and lasted over a month 
until July 4, 1863. ... It gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union. Around 
the... [DOC] [TLE] With Vicksburg's Fall, the Union Seizes Key to Victory - History in ... [PAR] Jul 4, 2013 ... The Union Siege of Vicksburg ... With its capture, the North would regain control 
of the lower Mississippi River

Question: The siege of Vicksburg in 1863 gave the Union control of this river
Answer: Mississippi River