The had better gun shooting skills, and people who knew how to fight unlike the north which had buisness men and other people in their army.
The Confederates (South)
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At the start of the American Civil War, it was the North that had "dominance" (or, a strong advantage) in foreign trade. While the South's cotton was a primary export crop for the United States before the war, it was Northern merchants who handled the vast majority of the shipping between markets, just as the ships themselves were typically constructed by Northern ship-builders.
The South. Nearly all the battles were on Southern soil, unfamiliar to the enemy, and this was a big advantage, lik a sports team playing better on home ground.
South Carolina seceded prior to the start of the American Civil War, but it was the first state to do so.
The South had superior generals. It also had a powerful patriotism and a belief in the justice of its cause.
the republicans
defensive
the will to fight
During the American Civil War, the North enjoyed numerous advantages over the South from the start of the conflict onward. One particularly significant advantage that it did not have, however, was the luxury of remaining on the defense. In order to achieve its war-aims, the North would need to take the offensive and invade Southern territory.
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The only advantage that the South had, at first, was military leadership
The Confederates (South)
The Confederates (South)
The official start of the Civil War was when the South fired on Fort Sumter NC.
Carpetbaggers.
Home-ground advantage - along with the stronger war-mission that went with it, driving out the invader.