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Why did northern leaders consider the capture of Richmond to be so important to the unions war effort
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Why did northern leaders consider the capture of Richmond to be so important to the unions war effort

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Richmond was the capital of the Confederacy and it is important to capture the capitol of the enemy.
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It was a capture of a capitol. It is always a good idea to cripple an enemy, and this was an example.
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