![]() ![]() This was a good plan but it was never given the opportunity to be put into action. It would not be a quick victory but given enough time it had a chance of being successful. Along with the naval blockade the Confederacy would be completely surrounded and cut off. The federal troops along the Mississippi river would be in a strong defensive position which would make it impossible for any Confederate forces to defeat them.Ĭapturing the Mississippi river would cut the Confederacy in half. Troops would secure the Mississippi river down to the Gulf of Mexico which would link up with and keep their lines of communication open with the ongoing naval blockade. Union troops would capture and hold forts and towns all along the Mississippi.Īfter these forts and towns along the Mississippi were captured, reinforcements would be sent to fortify and secure these areas. The second objective of the plan was to transport roughly 60,000 Union troops in 40 steam transports escorted by upwards of 20 steam gunboats down the Mississippi river. ![]()
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