Did the south lose the civil war because of the lack of will to win?

Answer 1

There are a few reasons why the South lost the Civil War. One reason is that the North not only outmanned the South but also at almost every point, militarily. The South was also outclassed industrially. If it was not for European recognition and military aid the South would have never had a chance to win. Industrially the South could not keep up in out put and in manpower. By the end of the war the South had, more or less, plenty of weaponry still, but it just did not have enough men to use the weaponry.

They certainly did not lose for any lack of idealism, or dedication to its cause or beliefs, or bravery and still on the battlefield.

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the Civil War was caused by the south succeeding because of the Republican President Abraham Lincoln. The main reason why the war started is because the Union wanted to hold it together but the south didn't want to subject themselves to a strong central government. slavery was just a side issue.

It's true that slavery is wrong, but the civil was definitely not fought "cuz the South was a bunch of racists" Abraham Lincoln even said, if he could keep the Union together with freeing all the slaves, he would do it, but also that if he could keep the Union together without freeing one slave, he would do it. It was about keeping the country strong, united, and together as a nation. The emancipation proclamation brought on a moral reason for the North to fight harder, but this came later and was not one of the founding stones of the war. The real reason for the civil war lies deeper within the political, economic and social differences between the North and South. (by the way, most Northerners were racist, yes, even the abolitionists, they believed slavery was wrong, but most of America at the time was racist, therefore the war couldn't have been caused from Southern Racism)

Since the war was not started over "southern" racism, The south couldn't have lost because of it. The confederate states had almost no industry and infrastructure, they foolishly overlooked this asset thinking that cotton would always be king. The lack of factories created severe shortages of supplies (one of the reasons Robert E. Lee went to Gettysburg was to get shoes from the factory there). The lack of infrastructure made transporting what goods they had, very difficult. Food shortages were another major stumbling block, most farmers and plantation owners only grew "king" cotton and maybe a small sustenance garden for food.

The death of "stonewall" Jackson, one of the south's great leaders, was a huge problem, general Lee had to find a new general to replace him which took time and resulted in a less qualified leader. This drawback not only hindered the southern army militarily but it was also a huge blow to their morale.

One of the final straws to break the confederate's back was the declaration of total war from the North. The South was already wounded and bleeding, but the total decimation that resulted from William T. Sherman's March to the Sea, eliminated all sources needed for the south to make war, sealing the South's fate of defeat.

Answer 2

No, it lost because it did not have any more resources to throw at the North, and the North had seemingly unlimited resources.