What was Ulysses Grant's goal at Vicksburg?
to starve the city into submission and gain control of the Mississippi River

to hold his position outside the city until reinforcements could arrive

to reduce the size of the Confederate forces by killing as many soldiers as possible

to show Abraham Lincoln that Grant should become commander of the Union army

Question

What was Ulysses Grant's goal at Vicksburg?
to starve the city into submission and gain control of the Mississippi River

to hold his position outside the city until reinforcements could arrive

to reduce the size of the Confederate forces by killing as many soldiers as possible

to show Abraham Lincoln that Grant should become commander of the Union army

anonymous · Answer

A. To starve the city into submission and gain control of the Mississippi river