During 1863, the Union forces achieved decisive victories that effectively sealed the fate of the Confederacy in the battles of
A) Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville
B) Vicksburg and Gettysburg
C) Chancellorsville and Petersburg
D) Bull Run and Shiloh
Ans: B) Vicksburg and Gettysburg
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