the anaconda plan (jul 20, 1861 – oct 21, 1865)
Description:
The union plan to win the war.1) Blockade the Confederate ports so the South can't sell cotton for guns.
2) Union control of the Mississippi River to cut the Confederacy in two.
3) Capture the Confederate capital in Richmond Virginia.
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Date:
jul 20, 1861
oct 21, 1865
~ 4 years and 3 months
