For the Confederacy
To prevent the Union forces from seizing
1 -- Its important railroad net, which was essential for the war purposes. Particularly the railroad line Memphis-Corinth-Decatur- Chattanooga-Knoxville-Lynchburg, most of which running in Tennessee was paramount as communication line for supplies and troops quick displacements between Confederate eastern and western theatre of operation.
2 -- The Appalachian gaps of Chattanooga, Knoxville and Cumberland, whose control would prevent the Eastern Confederate States from being westerly invaded.
For the Union.
The conquest of the line Cumberland -- Mississippi with the seizing of Nashville and Memphis, which would have outflanked and beaten off any Confederate endeavour of invading Kentucky and given the way for further seizing of the aforesaid vital railroad communication line leading eastward to Chattanooga-Knoxville and the subsequent control of the homonymous Appalachian gaps. By so doing the Union would had had the keys to invade Georgia and the eastern Confederate States. Furthermore it would have marked a great progress of "Anaconda Plan" one of whose tasks was that to take control of the whole Mississippi river
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Shiloh. Nashville.
The Union plan to liberate the three great strategic waterways - the Tennessee, the Cumberland, and eventually the Mississippi,.
To help people.
His primary goal was to keep the United States from splitting apart - in other words, to keep the union together.
Two significant battles in Tennessee during the Civil War were the Battle of Shiloh, fought in April 1862, and the Battle of Chattanooga, which occurred in late 1863. The Battle of Shiloh, one of the bloodiest early battles of the war, resulted in a Union victory and helped secure control of western Tennessee. The Battle of Chattanooga was crucial for the Union, as it opened the gateway to the Deep South, leading to further military campaigns in Georgia.
The primary goal of the battles in Tennessee was to force the Confederate Army farther south into Georgia. The Union Army was successful in forcing the Confederates to retreat.
There were over 30 battles that were in Tennessee, the most battles in anystate except for Virginia
Virginia and Tennessee were the two states that had the most Civil War battles fought in them. Virginia had 122 battles while Tennessee had 38 battles.
Shiloh. Nashville.
Father Hidalgo's primary goal was for Mexico to be independent from Spain.
The primary goal of the RRI (Riverside Rehabilitation Institute) is to help their clients into progressing towards independence as their primary goal. This is achieved by supplying specialized care.
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My primary goal is to pass this class.
There were many battles in Tennessee during the Civil War. One of the most important battles was the Franklin-Nashville Campaign. A series of battles were conducted in Alabama, Tennessee and northwestern Georgia. The battles were conducted during the period September 18 to December 27, 1864. The battles culminated in a battle in Nashville on December 15-16. In the Nashville battle, the Union forces routed the Confederate forces forcing the Confederated forces to retreat to Tupelo, Mississippi.
Virginia and Tennessee.
Virginia and Tennessee.
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