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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 would not have to face an election in mid-war, as Lincoln did.
Prospect of recognition and military aid from Britain and France.
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Manufacturing capability for all kinds of war supplies.
Advantage in Artillery.
A President who learned to choose and use good Generals.
Freedom to import and export.
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∙ 11y agoMuch 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
Most talented President the Americans ever had
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What were the weapon advantages of the Civil war?
The Union held the advantage by a wide margin.
What side did Stephen Douglas support once the US Civil War began?
Once the US Civil War began, Senator Douglas supported the war in order to keep the Union whole.
When the Civil War began President Lincoln offered command of the Union armies to?
i dont no
When didthe civil war begin?
The US Civil War officially began on April 12, 1861 when Confederate soldiers began a siege of Union troops at Fort Sumter, which was on an island in the bay at Charleston, South Carolina. The Union soldiers were heavily outnumbered and outgunned, and were forced to surrender after two days.
Union Army civil war advantages at pettersburg?
More men - and a cool commander who was suited to a long campaign of attrition, which it certainly was.
When the civil war began what were the south's advantages?
They had slaves.
How many States were in the Union before the start of the US Civil War?
There were 34 States in the Union when the Civil War began.
What were the advantages of the union forces during the civil war?
to learn
What war began when Lincoln was president?
The Civil War between the Confederates and the Union.
Who held the capital population and manufacturing advantages in the Civil War?
The Union.
What advantages did the union enjoy as the Civil War began?
The Union had nearly all industry and therefore in a far superior position to produce heavy munitions such as cannons etc. She also had the majority of railways.
Who was president of the Union when the Civil War began?
Ulysses S. Grant
What were the weapon advantages of the Civil war?
The Union held the advantage by a wide margin.
What side did Stephen Douglas support once the US Civil War began?
Once the US Civil War began, Senator Douglas supported the war in order to keep the Union whole.
What famous war began on April 12?
The Civil War. The Confederate fired on Union Fort Sumter.
What is the word for slaves states that stayed in the union when the civil war began?
Border States
When the Civil War began President Lincoln offered command of the Union armies to?
i dont no
