The greatest asset of the South in the US Civil War was the fact that it was fighting for its independence. It had to win or lose everything. In the North, well if they quit, the entire western frontier was theirs to deal with. And, they already had a strong industrial base and a strong farmland as well. Wheat, corn and potatoes are prime examples.
was the key general of the south during the civil war
Manpower
Before the War it was great. During and afterwards it was terrible.
The appeal of the mission - to defend the homeland against the invader.
The greatest resource was cotton. During the civil war, the South traded cotton for guns and other supplies. The South also withheld cotton shipments to Britain to convince them to help them fight in the Civil War. This was called the Cotton Diplomacy.
The souths plan to win the war was to repel the attacks instead of invading the North.
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defeat the confederate forces and re-unite the union
Military leadership
The appeal of the mission - to defend the homeland against the invader.
im studing civil war right now, and i believe it was still Washington dc. however the souths was RIchmond Virginia!
The south's main advantage was fighting at home. That they were fighting on the defensive in its own territory. They were familiar with the landscape and they could harass Northern invaders.