Lincoln ᎤᏛᏒ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᏩᎦᎸᎳᏗᏴ strategist, ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᏧᏓᎴᎾᎢ Davis. ᎯᎠ Confederacy ᎥᏝ ᎤᏙᎷᏩᏛᏓ overall ᏗᏟᎶᏍᏙᏗ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎥᏝ ᎠᏰᎲ ᎠᏟᎶᏍᏙᏗ ᏗᏓᏅᏓᏁᏗᏱ ᎬᏙᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏍᏚᎲᎢ. Davis ᎤᏄᎸᏅᎩ ᎦᏬᎯᎵᏴᏍᏗ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ coordinated ᎤᎵᎶᎯ ᎢᎬᏁᎯ ᎤᏢᏲᎵᏍᏗ threats, ᏯᏛᎿ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎠᎵᏍᎪᎸᏙᏗ ᎤᏤᎵ ᏙᎩᏯᏛ ᏚᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲ ᏗᎦᏘᎴᎩ Vicksburg ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ 1863 (ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᎤᎧᏛ ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ allowed Ꮅ invade ᎤᎩᏓᎵᏱ).