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[JMadonna]

(07-12-2012 04:00 PM)Laurie Verge Wrote:  I thought the main Union blockade was farther out to sea with only patrol boats close to ports and patrolling rivers. The length of it was what I thought earned it the title "Anaconda Plan."

It was called the Anaconda because it's function was to squeeze the life out of the South by cutting off it's supplies. Because it had a lot of area to cover the ships had to remain fairly close to the ports they were supposed to shut down. The further back from the port, the easier it was to be out-flanked.