The city was surrounded and was cut off from receiving foods and other supplies.
The Union Army surrounded the city and blocks it from accessing food and major supplies. Since the city could no longer survive without food and important supplies, the confederate army surrendered to the union.
The siege of Vicksburg by the union army took place from May 18 to July 14, 1863. The siege was the final action embarked upon by the union Military to capture Vicksburg during the American civil war.
As part of the military actions, the union army led by Major general Ulysses S. Grant crossed the Mississippi River and surrounds Vicksburg.
The Mississippi River at that time was the major stronghold of the confederate army and the union army considered crossing over the river would be an opportunity to surround the city.
During the siege, food and other major supplies were stopped from entering the city and after 40 days of the siege, the confederate army surrendered to the Union army on July 4.
The Civil war took place in the United States from 1861 and 1865; the war was between the northern United States and the southern United States. The Northern United States was loyal to the Union while the Southern United States separated from the Union and forms a confederacy.
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