 Complete the following phrase:  During the opening days of the American Civil War in 1861, Winfield Scott, Commanding General of the United States Army developed the Anaconda Plan for defeating the Confederate States of America. A major part of this plan was controlling the Mississippi River, in order to cut the Confederacy in two and provide a supply outlet for northern goods to reach foreign markets. In early 1862, the Union Army defeated Confederate forces in a number of significant battles, including Shiloh, 