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1 SydtheKid913 2 years ago.  Why was New Orleans so important during the Civil War A. It was the last Confederate fort on the Mississippi River B. It was a key port for the Confederacy C. It was considered the capital of the Confederacy D. It was where all Confederate military planning occurred. It's not A.
Best Answer: The Mississippi was essential to the Confederacy for goods and supplies, if the Union could control it they would cripple the confederate economy and strangle their army. They eventually did gain control after the months long siege of Vicksburg, which along with Gettysburg, was a turning point in the war. Control of the Mississippi River in the Civil War allowed the Union to cut Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas off from the rest of the Confederacy.