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Why Did The North Win The Civil War Essay

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Back in 1861 a war started against the North and South. For South it was a war that could either save or wreck their way of life. The South was fighting for slaves, more specifically to keep them. It was a fierce battle that lasted until 1865, both sides had their ups and downs but in the end North walked away with the victory. So what helped the North win? Well there was a couple of things. Some of those are better resources, where battles were at , number of soldiers, Sherman’s march and battle leaders. The first reason the North won is because they had much better resources than the South. The North had so many more workers, factories, value of goods produced, railroads tracks, textiles, firearms and pig iron (North Versus South Chart). …show more content…

“Northern states had a combined population of 22 million people. The Southern states had a combined population of about 9 million...the Union forces outnumbered the Confederates roughly two to one (Number Of Soldiers). This helped the Union tramedicaly because they outnumbered the Confederates. The South with only 9 million stood up to a great challenge with the Union at 22 million. In addition the Union also had the effects of Sherman's March. Sherman along with 65,000 and some former slaves he cut the Confederacy into two making the Confederates weaker and more vulnerable for the Union to defeat them. Sherman said “‘I beg to present to you, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah’” (Sherman’s March). This helped the North greatly and Sherman even gave Savannah to Lincoln which enabled him to send troops their and attack the …show more content…

Ulysses S. Grant contacted Robert L. Lee because there was too much blood being lost. The Union had the upper hand against the Confederates and the Union was close to taking down Robert L. Lee's troops for good. Grant said, “My duty to shift from myself the responsibility of any further effusion of blood by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States” (Battle Leaders). Grant did not want any more bloodshed and thought it was time for the war to be over, once and for all. Lee responded, “I reciprocate your desire to avoid useless effusion of blood, and therefore, before considering your proposition, ask the terms you will offer on condition of its surrender” (Battle Leaders). This showed that Lee agreed that there was too much blood being shed. In the end Lee surrendered to Grant, causing the Union to win the Civil

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