Question

How did the confederacy’s strategy at the start of the civil war differ from the unions strategy

Answer 1

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The North wanted to cut off the flow of Southern commerce and  invade the major Southern cities to force a surrender. The South  wanted to prevent any early Northern success, and maintain its   defenses until public opinion in the North forced a negotiated end  to the war.   After the fall of Fort Sumter, President Lincoln ordered a naval blockade off the seceded states. The Union also wanted control over  the Mississippi river and to capture Richmond, Virginia, the   capital of the confederacy. It is only about 100 miles (160 km)  from Washington, DC.   The South planned a war of delay, to wear the enemy out physically and mentally until they gave up their invasion of the  South. Its limited resources made this problematic, and this   defense could not be maintained for very longer, especially since  their means of resupply (European trade, and resources from the  West) were under constant interdiction by Union forces.

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