Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago

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The Mississippi River was the lifeline of the Confederacy, a north-south artery that fed and supplied its armies and its people. The Lincoln administration knew that seizing the river would choke the South. By 1863, the Union controlled nearly all of it, except for two stubborn strongholds: Port Hudson, Louisiana, and Vicksburg, Mississippi.

From the documentary Civil War Life - Shot to Pieces. Watch the full film on our channel. youtu.be/fBUixuc8CuI

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