The Anaconda Plan The Anaconda Plan was proposed by Winfield Scott. The plan called for all southern ports to be blocked off from use, and next, for a large number of troops to be sent down the Mississippi River, led by General McClellan, in order to isolate the southern troops and force them to surrender. The plan was not adopted, but did reappear in 1864 used by Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant in a 2-front war, fought in Virginia and Tennessee. It pressed the Confederates while Major General William T. Sherman's march through Georgia to the sea helped "squeeze the South to death."
Confederate strategies
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A Defense is the Best Offense During the Civil War the Confederates had a very solid strategy. The strategy of the South, was simple but very effective. It called for letting the Northern troops come down into the south, and use their negligence of southern territory as an advantage. The South would let the northern troops attack first and use their strength against them. Even though, they had an advantage, eventually the south lost despite their great plan.
Tindall, George and David Shi. (2007). America, A Narrative History. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.