Fighting on their home territory.
The Union and Confederacy had different strengths.
Military leadership
the Souths railroads and resources.
The appeal of the mission - to defend the homeland against the invader.
defeat the confederate forces and re-unite the union
Invade the North. Thereby gain international recognition and military aid.
was the key general of the south during the civil war
Souths Rugby was created in 1948.
Souths Logan Magpies was created in 1921.
Yes, he signed the contract and this year 2011, his playing for souths.
They thought their cotton could be exchanged for war supplies, but the blockade soon stopped that. Apart from that, they had plentiful slave labour, but mostly on cotton plantations. It could not be deployed in aid of the war effort.
Defending its borders, trying to run the blockades, and appealing to foreign governments for official recognition and military aid.