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How did the southern with fewer supplies and resources manage to stall a northern victory for four years?
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Generally, it was up to the North to do the invading. The South was mostly operating within its own heartlands.
This meant they didn't have to maintain long supply-lines. It also gave them a clear and emotive reason for fighting - to defend their beloved home.
In the first half of the war, the Confederates were able to exploit a big advantage in the calibre of their Generals. And the rank-&-file tended to be more naturally suited to the soldierly skills such as shooting and riding.
There was also a particular defiant streak in the Confederate character, a stubborn refusal to give up. At Appomattox, the men were barefoot and starving, but still stayed with Lee long after they might be expected to have surrendered.
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