Northern strategies to end the South's rebellion were to:
1. gain control of the Mississippi river, this they did but did not decide the outcome of the war;
2. blockade the passage of trade goods, supplies, and arms to and from the Confederacy. Historians do not believe it affected the outcome of the war as the blockades were not effective due to many factors, such as sailing under the cover of darkness;
3. Capture the Southern capital of Richmond, this was done late in the war, when the war was already won , for all practical purposes; and
4. Use the strategy and tactics of "exhaustion" making the use of whatever armies the South had left to force a surrender.
The spies were the cause of rumors of a military takeover of the Federal government in the US Civil War.
Confederate General PT Beauregard had strong opinions as to why the South lost the US Civil War. He wrote after the war that faulty military strategies and and the poor leadership of President Jefferson Davis caused the Confederate defeat. He did not believe that the numerical troop disadvantages of the South was the main cause at all.
The US Civil War (1861-1865) was the US's first military draft; the Vietnam War (1961-1975) was the US's last military draft. Both the Civil War & Vietnam War had draft dodgers and draft riots. Both the Civil War and Vietnam War were un-declared wars; in both wars, the South lost the war; during both wars the US President was assassinated; during both wars a Vice President Johnson took over office.
Just prior to the US Civil War, Thomas Jonathan Jackson was a mathematics professor at the Virginia Military Institute. He entered the Confederacy as a colonel. He later was to become a Civil War legend.
When speaking about US Civil War leaders from Virginia, a good case can be made for Robert E. Lee. He was so much loved by Southerners, his birthday was a holiday in the South after the US Civil War.
The US military draft began in the US Civil War (1861-1865).
After the Civil War, the US military built the frontier because of the American westward expansion.
The spies were the cause of rumors of a military takeover of the Federal government in the US Civil War.
As the US Civil War was unfolding, it was clear that the South, a heavy favorite to lose, surprised the North in that invading and holding on the an area as big as the South was would be costly in manpower and communications.Also, there was a "military" element in the South's beliefs about a strong military. It had long before the Civil War, created quite a few military academy colleges.
The Federal government established Military District 1 in northern Virginia after the Civil War.
(US Civil War) The South shelled Ft. Sumter (US Fort).
To preserve the Union.
US military doctrine had yet to resolve what was the best sources of military strategies for the Spanish American War and thereafter. The questions surrounded the ideas of Henri Jomini and also the ideas of Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan. The result was that moving into the 20th century, the US Army had no concrete ideas on military strategies.
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There is no DingoBot problem here. All the information is relevant and not repetitive.The Civil War produced a major affect for the US Military. Prior to the war, the US had a small and rather unsophisticated army and navy. By the end of the war, the US had a premier fighting force adept at new war strategies, new weapons and probably an army that would rival any in Europe. The Naval fleet was one of the largest in the world.
Military headquarters would describe the city of Washington DC during the US Civil War.