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Problems With the Navy ⢠Consisted of Gunboats going down the rivers and saltwater ironclads ⢠The vessels were more complex than wooden warships and technology was first generation ⢠Navy had no long-term experience ⢠For wooden ships only one or two could be built at a time ⢠Coastal shipyards could not handle the building of all those ships ⢠Solutions of problems led to two major departures from traditional Navy ⢠There was a new branch within the Navy Department administration which made a special status on the ships ⢠The technical needs of the program required a higher level of industry than any previous effort What Shaped the Navy ⢠Ships were ironclad clearly offensive weapons ⢠Economic resources, industrial resources, political ideas, and strategic shaped Civil War navies ⢠Program benefited from leadership of dedicated naval officers ⢠Expansion of industrial bases did not become permanent after the war ⢠Ironclad program did not economically benefit the participating shipyards ⢠Naval administrative regression destroyed the independent acquisition system
What Scott did ⢠Winfield Scott, the Union's general-in-chief, proposed what became known as the "Anaconda Plan." ⢠Scott saw that the Confederacy had the support of its people ⢠He also realized that the war would be up to three years for ultimate Union victory. ⢠Because of the impatience of the North, he called for a naval blockade to surround or âstrangleâ the Confederacy ⢠Meanwhile a Union army of about 80,000 men in the West reclaimed the Mississippi River. ⢠The Union army in April 1861 consisted of only 15,000 men ⢠Implementing Scott's plan would have a delay to build up the army and prepare for major offensives. Other ideas ⢠The Northern public and the political leadership in Washington, DC were not willing to be patient ⢠The New York Tribune began calling for an immediate attack on Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederacy. ⢠The Tribune placed "On to Richmond!" on the first page of each edition ⢠That title eventually contributed to President Lincoln's decision to have the Union army attack Confederate forces in the vicinity of Bull Run (Manassas) in Virginia. ⢠A Confederate counterattack shocked the Union troops, many of which broke and went back to Washington, DC. The Attack ⢠William Tecumseh Sherman understood that an invasion of the Confederacy would require a well-trained army and excellent leadership. ⢠It was not until 1864 that the Union army was able to launch a coordinated attack against the Confederacy ⢠The troops were experienced and could withstand both the rigors of a long and difficult campaign as well as counterattacks and temporary setbacks.
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