USA HISTORY

After the Battle of Shiloh, the North controlled most of the Mississippi River. Who had the advantage at this point?

(A) ** The Union

(B) The Confederacy

Concept note-1: -The Battle of Shiloh was a crucial success for the Union Army, led by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s Army of the Tennessee (named for the river, not the state). It allowed Grant to begin a massive operation in the Mississippi Valley later that year.

Concept note-2: -The plan was to move north from Corinth and strike Ulysses S. Grant’s army before it could be reinforced by Don Carlos Buell’s men coming overland from Nashville.

Concept note-3: -Following the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862, General Ulysses S. Grant’s Union army moved south. Grant hoped to secure control of the Mississippi River for the Union. By having control of the river, Union forces would split the Confederacy in two and control an important route to move men and supplies.

Concept note-4: -Vicksburg National Military Park The Confederate defeat at Vicksburg, and a second Union victory downriver at Port Hudson, Louisiana, ensured that the Union would have complete control of the Mississippi River.