As commander of the Union armies, General Ulysses S. Grant recommended a: ______
A) tactic of hit-and-run maneuvers, offsetting the defensive advantages of southern armies.
B) strategy of naval and land blockades, causing economic deprivation and discontent.
C) policy of evasion and retreat, designed to lessen casualties and wear down the enemy.
D) cautious strategy of outwitting the South by going around Lee's army.
E) grim campaign of annihilation, using the North's superior might to destroy southern armies and resources.