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.
During the American Civil War, the Confederacy primarily fought a defensive war. Their strategy focused on protecting their territory and resources while attempting to outlast the Union's will to fight. Confederate generals, such as Robert E. Lee, often sought to leverage their knowledge of the terrain and the support of local populations to repel Union advances. This defensive posture was aimed at preserving their way of life and securing independence for the Southern states.
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.
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.
After Gettysburg, Lee was on the defensive for the rest of the war.
During the Civil War, the south hoped to ally themselves with France and England.