In this episode I look at the winter of 1861 from both President Lincoln's perspective and President Davis's. I look at what they had to deal with from President Lincoln dealing with McClellan as well as the Joint Committee on the Conduct of War and President Davis dealing with General Johnston and his plans to withdrawal. Finally I look at plans that both men had to deal with to start the spring of 1862 with in the eastern campaign and how both were strong and both were weak.