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By capturing the Mississippi, the union would

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split the Confederacy in half.

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By Capturing the Mississippi River (& Vicksburg), the Union would be able to complete the Anaconda Plan, in splitting the Confederacy in half, effectively making the rebels weaker, and exploit the weakness against them.

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