The capture of the Mississippi River, in…

1862 CE

The capture of the Mississippi River, in order to cut the Confederacy in half, is one of the early Union objectives in the war.

The Mississippi is opened to Union traffic to the southern border of Tennessee with the taking of Island No. 10 and New Madrid, Missouri, then Memphis, Tennessee.

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Tennessee, State of (U.S.A.) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Missouri, State of (U.S.A.) View → Confederate States of America (C.S.A.) View →

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American Civil War (War between the States, War of the Rebellion, War of Secession, War for Southern Independence) View → Western Theater of the American Civil War View → Vicksburg Campaign View →

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