Confederates did not need to invade and hold enemy territory to win, but only needed to fight a defensive war to convince the North that the cost of winning was too high.
De konfødererede behøvede ikke at invadere og besætte fjendens territorium for at vinde, men skulle blot udkæmpe en defensiv krig for at overbevise Nordstaterne om, at omkostningerne ved at vinde var for høje.