Also, they believed the Britain, with its heavy dependence on Southern cotton to supply its mills, would be at worst neutral with a bias in their favor and they dreamed of direct European assistance (“Southern Strategy”). Specifically, their strategies included privateering in the Atlantic to harass New England merchants with ships like the Alabama and putting pressure on Washington DC, whose city limits fronted on the Confederate state of Virginia. Since the South did not intend to occupy and hold Northern territory, the South believed that they would be fighting principally in defense of their homeland and their soldiers would consequently have greater morale and stronger commitment to the
Also, they believed the Britain, with its heavy dependence on Southern cotton to supply its mills, would be at worst neutral with a bias in their favor and they dreamed of direct European assistance (“Southern Strategy”). Specifically, their strategies included privateering in the Atlantic to harass New England merchants with ships like the Alabama and putting pressure on Washington DC, whose city limits fronted on the Confederate state of Virginia. Since the South did not intend to occupy and hold Northern territory, the South believed that they would be fighting principally in defense of their homeland and their soldiers would consequently have greater morale and stronger commitment to the