With a large and well-organized army
Blockade
So the union can't get through
So the union can't get through
The North had a well-organized navy, while the South had no navy and few good ports.
The North had a well-organized navy, while the South had no navy and few good ports.
The Naval blockade of Southern ports.
is a blockade
They were able to blockade the southern ports preventing the southern army from being resupplied by overseas interests.
Yes, it was one of the first strategies adopted by Lincoln.
Blockades on Southern ports were set up in the Anaconda Plan. This plan was to use naval vessels to block all ports within the Confederates States. If they could not get their cotton out to market then they could not bring in any supplies.
no, that was the north's strategy
Effective naval blockade of principal ports, and control of the Mississippi River