In the spring of 1863 Lincoln was sufficiently optimistic about upcoming military campaigns to think the end of the war could be near; the plans included attacks by Hooker on Lee north of Richmond, Rosecrans on Chattanooga, Grant on Vicksburg, and a naval assault on Charleston.
ɪnðə spɹˈɪŋ ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː lˈɪŋkən wʌz səfˈɪʃəntli ˌɑːptɪmˈɪstɪk ɐbˌaʊt ʌpkˈʌmɪŋ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi kæmpˈeɪnz tə θˈɪŋk ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ kʊd biː nˈɪɹ; ðə plˈænz ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ɐtˈæks baɪ hˈʊkɚɹ ˌɔn lˈiː nˈɔːɹθ ʌv ɹˈɪtʃmənd, ɹˈoʊzkɹənz ˌɔn tʃˈætɐnˌuːɡə, ɡɹˈænt ˌɔn vˈɪksbɜːɡ, ænd ɐ nˈeɪvəl ɐsˈɔlt ˌɔn tʃˈɑːɹlstən.