Real importance and effect? Debate?

[wausaubob]

Per Tony, not only did the United States have access to enslaved men who could be trained up quickly to do garrison duty, which turned out to be more dangerous than anticipated, but controlling the whole Mississippi made it look like the United States was going to win to enslaved men who had difficult time getting reliable information about the prosecution of the war.

 

[Thorium Game Lab]

Interesting thoughts guys! I'm my book it did have actual strategic importance, i might be a bit biased in that regard tho