How did the Union’s capture of Port Hudson and the Confederates’ surrender at Vicksburg divide the Confederacy?

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The Confederacy could no longer get supplies from its western states.

The Confederacy lost its collective will to continue fighting.

Confederate armies in Northern states could no longer reach the South.

The Confederacy lost the faith and support of its civilians.
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Answer 1

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The Confederacy could no longer get supplies from its western states.

The Union's capture of Port Hudson and the surrender at Vicksburg in July 1863 effectively split the Confederacy in two along the Mississippi River. This division hindered the movement of troops and supplies between the eastern and western parts of the Confederacy, significantly impacting the Confederates' ability to continue their war efforts.