Attrition.
After he ended the system of prisoner-exchange, the Confederates were bound to run out of manpower before the Union did.
Attrition. Keeping Lee pinned-down and letting him run out of manpower. (It was not immediately after Gettysburg. Grant did not occupy the top job till March 1864.)
After the Battle of Gettysburg, won by Union General George Meade and the Army of the Potomac, Lee retreated to Virginia. US Grant was working under General in Chief Henry W. Halleck. Grant had just captured Vicksburg and was awaiting instructions from Halleck.
They did not possess enough resources to stay the course of their defensive strategy.
They fought small skirmishes, at night, and in the jungle.
Robert E. Lee decided to engage Northern forces at Gettysburg in July 1863 as part of his strategy to shift the war's focus to the North. He aimed to relieve pressure on Virginia, gather supplies, and possibly influence Northern public opinion to sway toward peace. Additionally, a decisive victory on Northern soil could strengthen the Confederacy's position and encourage foreign recognition. Ultimately, Lee believed that a successful campaign could bring about a turning point in the Civil War.
Attrition. After he ended the system of prisoner-exchange, the Confederates were bound to run out of manpower before the Union did.
Attrition. Keeping Lee pinned-down and letting him run out of manpower. (It was not immediately after Gettysburg. Grant did not occupy the top job till March 1864.)
Attrition. Keeping Lee pinned-down and letting him run out of manpower. (It was not immediately after Gettysburg. Grant did not occupy the top job till March 1864.)
After the Battle of Gettysburg, won by Union General George Meade and the Army of the Potomac, Lee retreated to Virginia. US Grant was working under General in Chief Henry W. Halleck. Grant had just captured Vicksburg and was awaiting instructions from Halleck.
Total War
Grant was in the West at the time of Gettysburg, and did not get promoted to the top job till March 1864. His strategy was to concentrate on the two main Confederate armies - himself to go for Lee (Army of Northern Virginia), and Sherman to go for Joe Johnston (Army of Tennessee). Grant did eventually take Lee's surrender. Sherman did not succeed in destroying the Army of Tennessee, but his alternative plan - crossing Georgia and the Carolinas almost unopposed - did speed the end of hostilities.
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their plan was to simply outlast the north
They did not possess enough resources to stay the course of their defensive strategy.
Divide and conquer
Anaconda plan