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What would the union accomplish if it could gain control of the entire mississippi river?

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Cut off western parts of the Confederacy and gain naval ports

The Mississippi access would prevent supplies from getting to Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Also the Union would gain access to New Orleans which proved to be an important port and allow the navy to surround the Confederacy.
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