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Anaconda Plan
An 1861 cartoon map illustrating Gen. Winfield Scott's Anaconda Plan.
Anaconda plan
American Civil War
Uncover the military career and accomplishments of Winfield Scott, one of the United States most distinguished soldiersExamine the career of Winfield Scott, a towering figure in 19th-century military history, who led U.S. forces to victory in the Mexican War and devised the Union's winning strategy in the American Civil War.
See all videos for this articleAnaconda plan, military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the American Civil War. The plan called for a naval blockade of the Confederate littoral, a thrust down the Mississippi, and the strangulation of the South by Union land and naval forces.
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