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What was grants strategy during the siege of Vicksburg

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In the spring of 1863, General Ulysses S. Grant conceived a bold new plan: By marching his Army of the Tennessee down the Mississippi River on its western bank, he could cross the river and approach Vicksburg from the south, giving his troops a more favorable position.
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General Grant's strategy during the Siege of Vicksburg was "An extended campaign that wore the people of Vicksburg down." Ulysses Frant siege of the city tried to force the starving of people and Confederated troops. The Confederates were entrenched in Vicksburg.

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