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What advantages did the north and south have that may lead them to think they would win easy?
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[Confederate advantages]
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.
[Union advantages]
Much bigger population from which to recruit armies.
Traditional advantage in artillery, including new rifled cannon
Industrial capability - access to all kinds of war-supplies
More railroad mileage - whole armies could move by train
Big enough navy to blockade Southern coast
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