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Elliott Velez

26 February, 18:21

Why was Vicksburg a "strategic necessity" for

the Union?

A The city could not be successfully attacked

from either the west or east.

B Vicksburg had been a Confederate stronghold

for more than a year.

C John C. Pemberton was the most successful

Confederate general.

D The city allowed the Confederacy to control a

large part of the Mississippi Valley.