During the Civil War, the south hoped to ally themselves with France and England.
To fight their hardest and never give up even though the North had better advantage.
The Confederate's plan to win the Civil War was defensive. they would stay on their own territory and wait for the Union to get tired of fighing them and surrender. the Union's plan to win the Civil War was to attack. they did go on to Confederate land, but lost many of the battles because theyre general (general McClennan) waasn't aggressive enough, and he evntually got replaced with another general that Lincoln selected. who do you think was right in the Civil War? I'll answer that! the Union of course! slavery was wrong!
Reconstruction did not occur during the Civil War. Reconstruction was after the terrible destruction of the war. And reconstruction was not entirely successful, despite what that chapter in the history book tells you. Reconstruction first started with lincolns plan. It failed. Congress then tried a plan, but Lincoln pocket vetoed it. Johnston then tried a plan, but failed, then congress came up with a new plan and suceeded.
Defensive (which is easier) - with a potent war-aim, to defend the homeland against the invader.
It was to stay on the defensive.
Joseph e. johnston
US civil war
the south wanted to plan attack.
The single most consistent advantage for the South during the US Civil War was that they only needed a successful defensive war to win independence.
Defensive. Resisting Union invasion. They could claim that they didn't want a war at all, unless the Union forced it on them.
Anaconda Plan
They were waging a defensive war.
The Union did not plan the Civil War. No one planned it.
To make the North so war-weary that they would vote Lincoln out.
During the Civil War, the south hoped to ally themselves with France and England.
After Gettysburg, Lee was on the defensive for the rest of the war.