What helped the Union Army win the US Civil War?

Answer 1

The Union Army won the US Civil War for a variety of reasons. Firstly, the Union had a larger population than the Confederacy, which meant that they could draft more soldiers into the army. Secondly, the Union had more industrialization than the Confederacy, which meant that they could produce more weapons and supplies. Thirdly, the Union had better transportation infrastructure, which meant that they could move troops and supplies more quickly. Finally, the Union had a more effective military strategy, which helped them to win key battles and ultimately defeat the Confederacy.

Answer 2

There were many factors that contributed to the North winning the war. One could argue that primarily these were the industrial might of the North, the manpower reserves of the North and the US Navy. These three are simple, at the beginning of the war, the South had better commanders and better soldiers. Many southerners still had to hunt to support their families, so they were good shots. They also knew how to live off of the land. As the war progressed and casualties mounted the South began to run out of people to recruit as soldiers, the North never had this problem. In addition to this, the North was able to lavishly equip it's troops due to the economic might it possessed. The south could not. Matter of fact there are times where southerns raided the north to equip their troops. General Nathan Bedford Forrest did this on a number of occasions. And that leads us to my last point, the US Navy and their blockade. This blockade deprived the South of the only method of offsetting its deficiency in production capabilities. With the blockade in place, the only hope was that the blockade runners could bring in enough supplies. The blockade was partially successful.

Answer 3

The key to Union victory was pushing their advantage in men and material. They needed to starve the South out essentially. More daring and aggressive generals earlier on probably wouldn't have hurt, along with leaders with the personal charisma of some of the Southern legends like Jackson, Forrest, and Lee.

Answer 4

The Union army was vastly larger than the forces of the Confederacy. In addition, the Union army was well supplied while as the war wore on, Confederate armies lacked the supplies needed to carry on the fight for independence. With little choices, the forces of the South began to surrender rapidly after Robert E. Lee surrendered to US Grant at Appomattox, Virginia.

Answer 5

There were a number of advantages that helped the North win the US Civil War. The North had a larger population and thus more soldiers. Also, the North had a larger manufacturing base. And, shipyards free from attack. The North also had the edge on a navy. The North's fleet was small but the South had none at all. Northern warships could be built in safe ports. The South's places to build ships were small and always dangerous. This caused them to purchase ships from Europe.

Another advantage was the ability to mass produce firearms.

Answer 6

The primary reason the North, the Union won the war was because they had an immense pool of recruits available to replace the Union's casualties. If the South had that same advantage, the war may have had a different result.The above mentioned factors really lead to a better question. With the immense superiority in troops, why did it take the North so long to win the war? The reason is that the North poorly managed their military resources.

Answer 7

The number of books published about the US Civil War have reached the point where at least 60,000 books have been written about it. Most historians have their own special reasons as to why the Union was victorious. One factor that all historians of the war agree on is that the large number of troops the Union was able to place in the fields of battle so much outnumbered those of the South, that the universal answer is "more soldiers".

Answer 8

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