General Ulysses S. Grant Attempted to Take Vicksburg, Mississippi

SSG Shavonde Chase there is a lot about American History I don't know. But my brain is only so big :0)

SSG Shavonde Chase Excellent History Lesson.

Grant did what he was tasked to do shut down the western front and Vicksburg was the key to cutting off the states on the other side of the Mississippi river. Once Vicksburg fell the Union owned the River and cut off Texas etc from the rest of the South. Next move was to isolate Lee's army.