Some of the best officers of the US Army had resigned to join the Confederates.
Traditional advantage in cavalry - most young Southerners could ride and shoot
Officer class - the army was a more natural choice of career for sons of rural landowners than in the industrial North.
Rank-&-file - a more soldierlike breed, a generally aggressive kind of people
Home-ground advantage - most battles were on terrain unfamiliar to the enemy
Stronger war-mission - to defend the homeland against the invader.
Their President did not have to face an election in mid-war, as Lincoln did.
(At the beginning) Prospect of recognition and military aid from Britain and France.
Battle of Bull Run
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The north had more advantages, the south had more allies.
They were called Rebels during the Civil War
They were called Rebels during the Civil War
Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America. ______________ But he did not lead the south into the Civil War he led them DURING the civil war.
was the key general of the south during the civil war
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The north had more advantages, the south had more allies.
Most advantages, economic and otherwise, favored the North
They had slaves.
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Cotton was often called the King of the South during the Civil War.
The North had the factories capable of making supplies and equipment for war.
They were called Rebels during the Civil War
They were called Rebels during the Civil War
The Civil War in the United States was fought primarily in the southern states, where the Confederacy was based. Key battlegrounds included Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, and Mississippi. The war's geography ranged from coastal regions to mountainous terrain, impacting military strategies and tactics.
to start off, the American Civil War was Americans against Americans.The Union/North's advantages: had more railroads:used to transport troops and weapons, larger population to fight for themThe Confederates/South's advantages: most of the war was fought in the South so they knew the land well and they were fighing for their families and homes, they had better war leaders
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