What were the Confederate Strategies during the civil war?

Answer 1

Two strategies of the Confederates, or the South, were to be defensive unless the Union, or the North, gave the opportunity to attack and advance. Another tactic the South used was guerrilla warfare. The same tactics used in more modern wars was used by the South. The South knew that a head on confrontation would be disastrous, so the easiest thing to do would be hit targets and run, constantly harassing the Northern Troops and provoking them into a trap. While these two strategies are not the only two, the above strategies tended to work more often then not, that is until General Pickett and his charge at the Battle of Gettysburg. The preference for offensive battle tactics early in the war was another strategy.

Answer 2

Anaconda Plan Slash and burn Emancipation Proclamation (kinda of, not really a strategy just a MAJOR event) that helped cause this