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Because Richmond was the capitol of the Confederate States of America, where the Confederate leaders were all located. Only miles form Washington DC, capturing the confederate leadership would disrupt all elements of the confederates operations.
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Why did the North want to capture Richmond Virginia?
Because Richmond was the Capital of the Confederacy
Why did union want to capture Brownsville?
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Why did the union want to capture shereveport?
the union planned to seize the cotton from the Red River Valley adn then take sherevport
What did Lincoln want to preserve?
Lincoln wanted to preserve the union to protect and defend.
Why would the north want to capture atlanta?
It did not want to, according to Grant's strategy, which was simply to destroy the two armies under Johnston and Lee. But when this still hadn't happened, month after month, and Lincoln's credibility was about to be tested in the 1864 Election, the capture of Atlanta was seen as the kind of victory that would reassure the Northern public. It did just that, and Lincoln crucially won his second term.
Why did the union want to capture Richmond Virginia?
Because Richmond was the capital of the Confederacy, and the seat of government.
Why did the North want to capture Richmond Virginia?
Because Richmond was the Capital of the Confederacy
Why did union want to capture Brownsville?
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What transportation link in NC did the union want to capture?
railroads
Why did grant want to take Richmond?
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Why did the North want to capture Richmond?
US President Lincoln and his cabinet believed that if Richmond was captured early in the war, it would bring the end of the rebellion very quickly. The capture of Richmond would have been a severe blow to the morale of the Confederates and also weaken President Davis' diplomatic relations with England and France. Also, Richmond was a major arms producer and the logistical and command center for the South. Lincoln was sure that all of Virginia would then fall and Union troops could continue their drive into North Carolina. The loss of Richmond, along with the state of Virginia and the occupation of North Carolina, would lead to the end of the Confederacy.
What resource did Hitler want to capture by attacking the southern union?
Oil Fields
Why did the union want to capture shereveport?
the union planned to seize the cotton from the Red River Valley adn then take sherevport
What resource did Hitler want to capture by attacking the Soviet Southern Union?
Oil Fields
What resource did adolf Hitler want to capture by attacking southern soviet union?
Oil Fields
How do you capture a penguin?
First of all, why on EARTH would you want to capture a penguin? Second of all, you use a trap or something.
What city on the Mississippi river did the us want to control of?
The Siege and Capture of Vicksburg gave the Union control of the Mississippi River, splitting the Confederacy in two.
