By Michael B. Ballard. When Vicksburg fell to Union troops on July 4, 1863, the Confederacy lost its last chance to control the Mississippi River. Control of the Mississippi River during the American Civil War was an economic and psychological factor for both the North and the South.For many years, the river had served as a vital waterway for mid-western farmers shipping their goods to the eastern states by way of the Gulf of Mexico.ontrol of the Mississippi River during the American Civil War was an economic and psychological factor for both the North and the South. For many years, the river had served as a vital waterway for mid-western farmers shipping their goods to the eastern states by way of the Gulf of Mexico.
Electricity does not flow. Current flow. And the flow of current is due to flow of electrons. Direction of flow of current is opposite to the direction of flow of electrons. Electricity or electric current do not flow. Electric current is development of electric fields in perpendicular planes at all points along axis of a conductor.
Fun Facts about Electricity: Electricity travels at the speed of light - more than 186,000 miles per second! A spark of static electricity can measure up to three thousand (3,000) volts. A bolt of lightning can measure up to three million (3,000,000) volts, and it lasts less than one second! Electricity always tries to find the easiest path to the ground. Electricity can be made from wind, water, the sun and even animal poop. A 600 megawatt natural gas plant can power 220,000 homes. The first power plant - owned by Thomas Edison - opened in New York City in 1882.