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The Union naval blockade seriously hampered the Confederate war effort
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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.
How many union ships were sunk by confederate torpedoes?
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.
Why was the confederate effort with privateers unsuccessful?
most of them had been sunk or captured by union naval forces
Was Robert E Lee in the union or confederate?
Confederate.
What hampered Confederate General James Longstreet in his plan to aid General Bragg in Tennessee in 1863?
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.
Four of the eight border states sided with the North Why was this important to the Northern war effort?
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.
Four of the eight border states sided with the North. Why was this important to the Northern war effort?
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.
What did the Confederate and Union troops wear?
Confederate-Gray Union-Blue
Arkansas was union or confederate?
Confederate
Is Mississippi union or confederate?
confederate
What role did Raphael Semmes play in the US Civil War?
The Confederate navy was small during the US Civil War. Despite that, Confederate warships hampered the Union's naval efforts by sinking a good number of Union cargo ships and warships too. Captain Raphael Semmes was a leading Confederate officer in the war. During his time with the Southern navy, the ships under his command sank or captured over eighty Union ships. His most successful warship was the CSS Alabama.
Were there union and confederate soldiers?
Yes there were. Although the Union outnumbered the Confederate soldiers...
