USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Yet the key to victory was found in 1864, after President Abraham Lincoln appointed General Ulysses S. Grant the commander of all Union forces. In concert with Lincoln’s other strategic efforts to weaken the Confederate will to resist, Grant devised a military plan that ultimately gave Lee no choice but to surrender.

Detailed explanation-2: -With the loss of Confederate general John C. Pemberton’s army after the siege at Vicksburg and a Union victory at Port Hudson five days later, the Union controlled the entire Mississippi River and the Confederacy was split in half.

Detailed explanation-3: -Following the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862, General Ulysses S. Grant’s Union army moved south. Grant hoped to secure control of the Mississippi River for the Union. By having control of the river, Union forces would split the Confederacy in two and control an important route to move men and supplies.

Detailed explanation-4: -The most famous plan developed in 1861 was General Winfield Scott’s “Anaconda Plan” that called for a blockade of the South, followed by seizing control of the Mississippi River to split the Confederacy.