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Absence of these major Union advantages:

Much bigger population from which to recruit armies.

Traditional advantage in artillery, including new rifled cannon

Industrial capability - access to all kinds of war-supplies

More railroad mileage - whole armies could move by train

Big enough navy to attempt a blockade of Southern coasts.

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