no, that was the north's strategy
At the start of the war, the Union planned to blockade the southern ports, control the Mississippi River, and capture Richmond, Virginia.
The Anaconda Plan
The Anaconda Plan
The Anaconda Plan
Anaconda Plan
Anaconda Plan
The Anaconda Plan
The Anaconda Plan called for the blockade of all southern seaports and the control of the Mississippi.
The North used a strategy called the "Anaconda Plan". The plan was to set up a naval blockade along the eastern coast. The goal was to to block imports to the South and to strangle the South's economy. Hence, the name anaconda.
The plan to gain control of the Mississippi River during the American Civil War was part of the Union's larger military strategy known as the Anaconda Plan. This strategy aimed to blockade Southern ports and gain control of the Mississippi River to split the Confederacy in two, thereby restricting its ability to transport troops and supplies. The successful capture of key locations along the river, such as Vicksburg in 1863, was crucial for achieving this objective.
It closed a major port for the blockade-runners, and diminished Southern control over the Mississippi.
Lincoln used a three-part strategy known as the Anaconda Plan to defeat the Confederate States. His plan was to blockade Southern ports, seize control of the Mississippi River to divide the Confederacy in half, and to surround and attack the Confederacy on all sides.