The Union naval blockade seriously hampered the Confederate war effort
During the American Civil War, a variety of factors hampered the Confederate war effort. Perhaps the most serious was the smaller size of the South's population: Confederate armies were typically outnumbered by their Union counterparts, and replacements for battle-casualties were much harder to recruit.
It is estimated that about 22 Union ships were sunk by Confederate torpedoes. There were also about 12 ships that were seriously damaged by torpedoes.
most of them had been sunk or captured by union naval forces
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Confederate General James Longstreet planned a swiftly executed movement to help General Braxton Bragg confront the Union forces led by General Ambrose Burnside. Longstreet planned on using th East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad for his initial operation. This plan was hampered by the condition of the railroad. Longstreet was hampered by the dismal condition of the railroad, and a variety of other problems delayed the planned swift movement of his army.
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Because if they'd voted the other way, the balance would have tilted seriously against the Union, and if Maryland had gone Confederate, Washington DC would have been totally surrounded by enemy states.
Because if they'd voted the other way, the balance would have tilted seriously against the Union, and if Maryland had gone Confederate, Washington DC would have been totally surrounded by enemy states.
Yes there were. Although the Union outnumbered the Confederate soldiers...
the union. about 350,000 on the union side about 250,000 on the confederate side