Ulysses S. Grant's plan to defeat the Confederacy involved a strategy of total war, aiming to deplete the South's resources and morale. He sought to engage Confederate forces simultaneously on multiple fronts, particularly through coordinated campaigns in the Eastern and Western theaters. Grant emphasized the importance of maintaining momentum and applying relentless pressure on Confederate armies, exemplified by his Overland Campaign and the Siege of Vicksburg. This approach aimed to wear down Confederate resistance and ultimately secure Union victory.
the anaconda plan
the anaconda plan
To gain control of the Mississippi River and defeat the Confederacy
They thought it would take too long to defeat the Confederacy.
they thought it would take too long to defeat the confederacy.
They thought it would take to long to defeat the Confederacy.
Plan by the Union military to defeat he Confederacy by surrounding it and cutting off access to any other part of the world.
The Anaconda plan
blockading southern ports and cutting the confederacy in two by controlling the mississippi.
General Winfield Scott's plan to defeat the Confederacy was known as the "Anaconda Plan." This strategy aimed to suffocate the Southern economy by blockading ports and taking control of the Mississippi River, effectively dividing the Confederacy and limiting its ability to sustain the war effort. The plan emphasized a gradual approach to victory through economic pressure and strategic control.
The Anaconda Plan - constricting the life out of the Confederacy
The major and most important battle plan for the Union, was to defeat the Confederacy, and strive to rebuild the nation as one again.