President Lincoln turns to the Western Theater…

1863 CE

President Lincoln turns to the Western Theater for new leadership sfter General Meade's inconclusive fall campaign.

At the same time, the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg surrenders, giving the Union control of the Mississippi River, permanently isolating the western Confederacy, and producing the new leader Lincoln needs, Ulysses S. Grant.

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Abraham Lincoln View → George Gordon Meade View → Ulysses S. Grant View →

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United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) 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 → Eastern Theater of the American Civil War View → Vicksburg Campaign View →

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