Who won the civil war and why?

Answer 1

The American Civil War was won in 1865, not 1861- that is when it was started. The North won the war, because they had more industrial capabilities and war supplies, and the South was mainly agricultural.

Answer 2

Union Major General George Gordon Meade won the Battle of Gettysburg.

Statement of fact.

At dawn of 1st July, Lee's Corps started the movements to seize the assigned positions on the battlefield, when Heth division was suddenly attacked by the dismounted 3,500 men of Union Cavalry division of Gen. Buford, that managed to seize, undetected, the McPherson Ridge.

This unexpected action led to the outbreak of the battle before the Confederate Units could deploy

on the field, which was indispensable for the success of Lee's plan, which foresaw that the scattered Union Corps and Divisions would have been crushed as they had arrived on the spot.

Anyhow, on the same day, thanks to the temporary superiority in numbers, the Confederates succeeded in seizing some important positions like: Oak Hill, Seminary Ridge, the town of Gettysburg.

But they were not able to conquer the vital positions of Cemetery Ridge, Cemetery Hill and Culp's Hill, on which the Federals firmly stood beating back all assaults.

On the following day the Confederates attempted to outflank the left wing of the Federals, but they didn't succeed, because the vital position of Little Round Top remained in Union's hand.

The situation in being led Lee, on 3rd July, to take the fatal decision of frontally attack the center of Union Line on the Cemetery Ridge, after a heavy artillery bombardment. The outcome is well known to us all.

It was a further example of the superiority of the fire of rifled guns against the attack led by massed troops through an open ground in an Napoleonic style.
Meade won the Battle of Gettysburg because he had superior numbers and materiel. He held the high ground, and he made no glaring tactical mistakes. Lee ordered a disastrous frontal assault against the center of the Union line and lost over sixty percent of the attacking troops. However, Meade did not or could not mount a vigorous pursuit of Lee's retreating forces. Had he been able to destroy Lee's army then, it might have ended the war, and Gettysburg might have deserved the hype.

Answer 3

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