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Because it was aimed at slowly squeezing the life out of the Confederacy. The press and the public ridiculed it, but in the end Lincoln was forced to adopt a plan that was very similar.
it was the union's strategy to surround and squeeze the confederacy -novanet
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it would give the Union control of the Mississippi river
The Union sought to gain full control of the Mississippi River, taking it away from Confederate gunboats and supply ships. Early on, General in Chief Winfield Scott had prepared a plan to defeat the Rebels by doing just was described. It was part of his "Anaconda Plan" and he was scoffed for it. After multiple attempts over a two year period, Vicksburg surrendered in 1863, having been under siege by forces led by Union General US Grant.
the anaconda plan
the anaconda plan
I believe it was the anaconda plan.
Anaconda plan
Because the union had more troops and cut off the confederacy from supplies using the anaconda plan.
Anaconda Plan
it was the union's strategy to surround and squeeze the confederacy -novanet
Northern success in the Siege of Vicksburg was important because the Union had a plan called the anaconda plan. The anaconda plan is when the Union planned to cut the Confederacy in half. By doing this, the Confederacy would not have any way to obtain (get) supplies (food, clothes, weaponry, etc.) When the siege of Vicksburg was a success, the Union was able to carry out the anaconda plan since the Mississippi River is in Vicksburg, and by taking over the Mississippi River, that split the Confederacy into two.
Plan by the Union military to defeat he Confederacy by surrounding it and cutting off access to any other part of the world.
The objective was Vicksburg, the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi.
Once Grant gained control of Vicksburg, it cut the Confederacy in half. Everything west of the Mississippi River had no communication with the rest of the Confederacy. This relates to the Anaconda plan because the more that the Union can split the Confederacy, the weaker it will become and the more likely it will be to surrender.
The Union planned to capture Mississippi. This would break the South in half and create more problems.