Having always been defeated as the CSA, I haven't figured out the way to properly play this side. Union is pretty straightforward with spamming arty and infantry until you just win but CSA feels like a big puzzle.
You are forced on the defense in Virginia because of the local superiority of the enemy from the start but you still might have initiative in other fronts in the west for a time but you're likely to lose that quickly as the Union mobilizes.
That means you're left with being on the defense on all fronts and you have to protect the coast as well.
This time I'm building more artillery to try to make my armies better at least.