Mississippi: A Thread Through Time
The Siege of Vicksburg
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Abraham Lincoln knew that to conquer the South, the Union had to control Vicksburg.
President Abraham Lincoln knew that to conquer the South, the Union had to control the Mississippi River. He called the port city of Vicksburg “the key” to this strategy, saying “The war can never be brought to a close until that key is in our pocket.”
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Mississippi: A Thread Through Time is a local public television program presented by mpb
Mississippi: A Thread Through Time
The Siege of Vicksburg
Special | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
President Abraham Lincoln knew that to conquer the South, the Union had to control the Mississippi River. He called the port city of Vicksburg “the key” to this strategy, saying “The war can never be brought to a close until that key is in our pocket.”
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