Anaconda Plan (22h 15min, jul 31, 1861 y – 14h 3min, apr 9, 1865 y)
Description:
Union plan to win the war1. Blockade southern ports to prevent the Confederacy from selling cotton for weapons!
2. Union control of the Mississippi River
3. Capture the Confederate capital in Richmond Virginia
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Date:
22h 15min, jul 31, 1861 y
14h 3min, apr 9, 1865 y
~ 3 years and 8 months