Confederate State Strengths And Weaknesses

The United States Civil War is possible one of the most meaningful, bloodstained and controversial war fought in American history. Northern Americans against Southern Americans fought against one another for a variety of motives. These motives aroused from a wide range of ideologies that stirred around the states. In James M. McPherson’s What they fought for: 1861-1865, he analyzes the Union and Confederate soldier’s morale and ideological components through the letters they wrote to love ones while at war. While, John WhiteClay Chambers and G. Kurt Piehler depict Civil War soldiers through their letters detailing the agonizing battles of war in Major Problems in American Military History. In both books, readers are able to understand the motives of the war, attitudes of Americans and the hostility of battles through the letters of soldiers.

To begin with, Confederates only had to protect their land, which was a much more feasible task than that of the Union, which was to completely conquer southern land and protect their own land as well. Because of this, “the Confederacy faced a less serious supply problem” (Divine, 478). Because there was less territory to secure, the South didn’t need as much supplies or army to protect their land. Furthermore, the Confederates had the advantage of fighting in familiar territory, since this was where other wars, such as the Mexican American war, were fought. The territory was familiar to fighters, and they knew various war tactics based on the geography of the land. However, these benefits were not enough, and one of the greatest disadvantages that the Confederacy faced was its dubious optimism. Many confederates believed that the war would be short and straightforward, “expected their armies would be better led” and “if external help was needed, major foreign powers” would come to their aid (Divine, 478). This was a grand miscalculation, since later in the war, foreign powers such as France and Britain “hesitated to intervene unless the South won decisively” (Divine, 486). This miscalculation caused the army to fail and lose to the north. Additionally, as previously mentioned, the Confederate army was greatly outnumbered by the Union, and their resources were

The advantage that allowed the Confederacy to enjoy military success in the early years of the Civil War were that most of the battles were fought on their terrain. This gave them the upper hand in knowing the battlefield and knowing the best strategies to fight the Union. The Confederacy also had an upper hand in military leadership as an example Robert Lee. They had many veterans of the Mexican-American War, which had experience in war. The Confederacy had this feeling that they were fighting a war for independence that carried with it a sense of destiny that would sustain them through the difficult times ahead. Southern soldiers derived an immense and often lauded fighting spirit from their devotion to preserving the Southern way of life.

During the Civil War each side had some advantages and disadvantages. Before the Civil War there was the election of 1860, President Lincoln was elected president. The south knew that Lincoln wanted to abolish slavery, so the south seceded from the union. Then there was the attack on Fort Sumter, and the war began. “The war that ensued started at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, on April 12, 1861, and lasted four years”(Confederate.., pg1). The North and South were quite different, so during the Civil war, each side had advantages politically, socially, economically, and demographically.

Both sides involved in the civil war had distinct advantages and disadvantages, which all played a part to decide the outcome of the civil war. The north for example, was an economic and industrial powerhouse. They also had excellent communication and transportation networks to efficiently organize their army. The south however, had a home advantage where they could get supplies from anywhere they pleased. Additionally, Southern generals were vastly superior to their northern counterparts. These are just a few of the many distinctions between these two warring nations.

STOP! Drop everything you’re doing and think! Why did the Southern states secede from the Union? Was it because of the South’s desire to be their own government or did they just do it for no good reason. The Northern States and the Southern States have always been different. The Northern States were against slavery and the Southern States were not. Slavery was such a big issue back then because for the South that was their way of living and how they made money. For the North, they viewed it as an immoral thing and that there shouldn’t be slavery in the U.S. Other factors beside slavery caused the South to leave which lead to the Civil War. The Southern States seceded from the Union because of slavery, political issues, and economic differences.

The Civil War is a very brutal war in American History. One nation fought and killed its own people, and over half a million lives were destroyed and even more families were torn apart. The nation was divided because of slavery. In the North, people wanted to abolish slavery and make free states. In the South, people wanted to keep slavery because it was profitable to their economy and generated a 100% profit on all goods sold.

The civil war was fought on two sides, the north’s union against the south’s confederacy. The south was fighting for independence and the north was fighting to bring them back to the United States of America. The union and the confederacy had two completely different fighting styles.

In February 1861, a new government was on the horizon in the United States, known as the Confederate States of America. Composed of seven states from the South, this new government looked to separate from a union that they felt was tipping in power towards those who wanted to threaten the rights of the South, especially slavery. Similarly, in early 1775, colonists were preparing for revolution against a power that they felt oppressed their rights and wanted to take away their liberties. However, the Civil War was a not a complete representation of a second American Revolution. The Civil War was more than an unsatisfied party rebelling against a larger power, but a clash between two vastly different ways of life. Although the Civil War and American Revolution shared many similarities, the Civil War differed in the fact that it was more of a confrontation of two opposing

In this paper there has been a discussion of the legislation and the tensions preceding the southern Secession. Based on this discussing it can be concluded that the tensions, which culminated with the Civil War, were present many decades before the secession itself. Even threats of Civil war and secession were present much prior to this particular conflict. 
This paper has also concluded that the threat of Lincoln was real to the South, because of the Republican party’s very distinct foundation as an anti-slavery party. Slavery was a soft spot in the South because of the substantial value slaves had. Slaves’ value was both as labour force in the profitable cotton industry but also as tradable property and the loss of slavery would mean a massive

During the Civil War there were many differences besides slavery. This war had the most American deaths than all of the wars the U.S. has been in combined! The south seceded from the north for slavery and other less important reasons. The North had more of nearly everything like navy, soldiers,horses, and food, while the south had slaves, cotton, and donkeys/mules.Throughout the war many great leaders rose and fell, battles fought, and great and terrible outcomes.

[Abstract] The American Civil War is the only civil war in American history. It exploded between the United States of American and Confederate States of American. On the one hand, eleven southern states formed the Confederate States of American for leaving the United States of American, which also called" the Confederacy" and allowed slavery. On the other hand, the US government and the states also formed another union, which briefly named "the North", each state where slavery was illegal supported the Union. War began on April 12, 1861 when Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter held by a Union garrison . And there are many reasons led to the war broke up, such as slavery, the conflict between the North and the South, the difference in ideology and so on. What 's more, the American Civil War also called

Though the south still had farming, and had joined the union, the south never bounced back to its former self after being decimated in the Civil War. The entire face of the southern economic system changed and their infrastructure was left in ruins after the battles. However before the start of the Civil War, there was a rush of southern pride throughout the south. Many southern residents had a fierce loyalty to their way of life and would die defending it. Thus being one of the main factors in the Civil War. However the southern pride would also be the downfall of the south. During the end times

Since the beginning of American history, conflicts have arose between the North and the South between the varied people that inhabited the land. Clashing viewpoints were common between people and the military, large and small states, and between free and slave states during the civil war. The Civil War was fought from 1861 to 1865, it was fought within the United States and was the North versus the South. The cause was rooted on the discussion of slavery, but also on sectionalism between the North and South. Sectionalism can be defined as when a group restricts their interests to a narrow sphere without concern for the general well-being of other groups. Such as the North South relationship. Although some believe slavery to be the major cause

Two fundamental questions normally surround the history of any war: whether the war was inevitable and if it was necessary. These same questions emerge any time during debates regarding the American Civil war. The most cited cause of the Civil war is the secession of certain southern states that formed the Confederate States of America in January 1861. Thomas Bonner writes "Civil War Historians and the "Needless War" Doctrine" arguing that Southern Carolina seceded in 1860, followed by six other states by January the following year. A deep analysis of the events leading to the war indicates that the Union and the Confederates had profound ideological, economic, political, and social differences. However, while these causes could not have been resolved to avoid the war, history has proved that the American Civil War was a necessary conflict that shaped the future of America in a way only hitherto imagined.