The North had huge advantages in troops and equipment. The generals threw both of these, in huge quantities, at the South. The Union also won by having a better leader.
the union won the civil war !
To liberate the Mississippi, deny its use to the Confederates, and seal-off all enemy units to the West of it.
they had better weapons and clever leaders. they would have stronger men too
Attrition - trying to stretch Lee's lines beyond breaking-point. The Pennsylvania miners who blew the Confederates off the top of the hill were badly let down by their Generals - as you can tell by the differing accounts of that tragic 'Battle of the Crater'.
To attack and destroy the Confederates ironclads or blocking the harbors where they were standing, preventing them from going into the open sea. To attack the Confederates coastal installation, supporting landing operations. Along the Mississippi River and other western waterway, ironclad gunboats were employed to gain the control of the same, to attack the Confederate river's strongholds and support the Union Armies advancing along their banks.
the union won the civil war !
To liberate the Mississippi, deny its use to the Confederates, and seal-off all enemy units to the West of it.
Long guns and hand guns.
Island-Hopping .
Yes
The union didn't use turtles as their primary source of food.
No, Scott devised the Anaconda Plan: a blockade and starve strategy.
Simple attrition. Grant had ended the system of prisoner exchange, so the Confederates were bound to run out of men first. Then he simply battered away at Lee's army till his lines grew too thin to hold.
containment
The Union wore dark blue uniforms and the Confederates used butternut or grey
During the Battle of Vicksburg, Confederates brought a war elephant named "Old Bet" to the battlefield. This unusual choice was intended to intimidate Union troops and bolster Confederate morale. The use of an elephant was a rare and exotic strategy, reflecting the desperation and creativity of the Confederate forces at that time. However, the elephant did not significantly influence the outcome of the battle.
i dont think I know this one charles