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During the American Civil War, the goal of the Union forces in the Western Theater was simple: to wrest control of the Mississippi River from Confederate forces as a prelude to invasions of the Deep South. The difficult part of the task came from the many fortresses and natural barriers between the Union forces and the achievement of their goal.
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Where did the confederate army surrender to the union army?
The Confederate Army surrendered at Appomattox Court House.
What were the basic interests of the Union and the Confederate Armies?
The Union army's mission was to reunite the country and crush the rebellion whereas the Confederate army's mission was to preserve the Confederacy and repel the Union invaders.
Why was the union army not known as the federate army?
The Union Army was fighting to preserve the federate states vs the confederate states
Why is the north army called the union army?
They fought for the United States (the Union) as opposed to the Confederate States (Confederacy.)
Was General William Sherman part of the Union Army or Confederate Army?
William T. Sherman was a leader of Union soldiers.
Confederate army defeats a union army?
no the Union army defeats the confederate army
What was the goal of Lincoln and the Union army during the civil war?
To defeat the Confederate armies and bring the rebel states back into the Union.
What was the union army's strategie goal in the summer of 1861?
To call Android attack on Richmond, the Confederate capitol
What did the confederate army have over the union army?
The confederate army had better generals
Who won Vicksburg was it the union or the confederate army?
The Union Army.
What was the outcome of battles?
Although a battlefield victory for the Confederate Army, their goal in the battle was to destroy the Union Army and prevent them from moving into Chattanooga and neither was obtained.
Was major Anderson in the confederate or union army?
he was commanding the union army
What was the union army's goal in marching into Virginia?
The Union army's goal was to capture Richmond, which was the Confederate's capital. The same goes for the Confederacy. They wanted to capture Washington DC, the Union's capital.
What was the primary goal of the battles in Tennessee and were the battles successful?
The primary goal of the battles in Tennessee was to force the Confederate Army farther south into Georgia. The Union Army was successful in forcing the Confederates to retreat.
What was the outcome Battle of Chickamauga?
Although a battlefield victory for the Confederate Army, their goal in the battle was to destroy the Union Army and prevent them from moving into Chattanooga and neither was obtained.
Lincoln used the Union army to do what?
defeat the Confederate Army
What year did the union army defeat the confederate army?
1865
