Question

Which battle gave the Union unrestricted access to the Mississippi River after a long siege?

Answer 1

To the west, by summer 1862 the Union destroyed the Confederate river navy, then much of their western armies, and the Union siege of Vicksburg split the Confederacy in two at the Mississippi River. In 1863, Robert E. Lee's Confederate incursion north ended at the Battle of Gettysburg.

Answer 2

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