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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The US had been split into the Union (North) and the Confederacy (South)
In the US Civil War, the South had a number of advantages. Perhaps one of the best ones was the fact that they did not have to conquer the North to win. Their goal for independence would come when the North no longer wished to continue the conflict.
In the US Civil War, the North had a larger population and a larger industrial base with which to manufacture weapons. The opportunity of emancipating slaves and recruiting them into the army of the North was also a strategic advantage (as well as a moral advantage).
wealth and manpower
The home field advantage
The US had been split into the Union (North) and the Confederacy (South)
The South had superior generals. It also had a powerful patriotism and a belief in the justice of its cause.
The North had the factories capable of making supplies and equipment for war.
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.
In the US Civil War, the South had a number of advantages. Perhaps one of the best ones was the fact that they did not have to conquer the North to win. Their goal for independence would come when the North no longer wished to continue the conflict.
In the US Civil War, the North had a larger population and a larger industrial base with which to manufacture weapons. The opportunity of emancipating slaves and recruiting them into the army of the North was also a strategic advantage (as well as a moral advantage).
The South had better generals than the North did at the time.
The South was fighting in its own territory.
wealth and manpower
The home field advantage
Prior to the formal outbreak of the American Civil War, a variety of developments gave the North a decided advantage over the South once hostilities erupted. A larger population (and thus the potential for a larger army) was one advantage. Tremendously greater industrial capacity along with a sophisticated and more numerous navy (and merchant fleet) were two others. The existence of an organized and operational federal administrative body was yet another advantage.
Prior to the formal outbreak of the American Civil War, a variety of developments gave the North a decided advantage over the South once hostilities erupted. A larger population (and thus the potential for a larger army) was one advantage. Tremendously greater industrial capacity along with a sophisticated and more numerous navy (and merchant fleet) were two others. The existence of an organized and operational federal administrative body was yet another advantage.