The screenplay for the sequel was written by Eric Roth in 2001. It is based on the original novel's sequel, Gump and Co. written by Winston Groom in 1995. Roth's script begins with Forrest sitting on a bench waiting for his son to return from school.
The battle of Vicksburg was important because secured the control of the whole Mississippi River to the Union, split into two parts the Confederacy and eliminated a Confederatâ¦e Army and its weapons. The great Union leader who emerged was Ulysses S. Grant.
Most historians agree that the Union victory in the American Civil War was inevitable for the following reasons. 1) The economic superiority of the North in terms of manufacturing and food production. A Summary of the Battle of Chancellorsville The Civil War battle of Chancellorsville was a great victory for the South, and was a stunning defeat for the Union forces.