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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 did not have to face an election in mid-war, as Lincoln did.
(At the beginning) Prospect of recognition and military aid from Britain and France.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe Confederates had excellent generals such as Robert E Lee and Thomas Jackson. Farmers could fight better than factory workers. Their populations were low so they did not lose as much people as the Union.
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What was the 2 sides of the Civil War?
The two sides of the US Civil War were the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA againsts th Confederat States of America. The Civil War was the North and South, the Yanks against the Rebs,or the United States (North) and the Confederacy (South). However, there have been other civil wars in other countries; civil war simply means a war within the boundaries of a country.
What cities were destroyed during the civil war?
Many towns and cities were destroyed during the American Civil War, in addition to countless homes and farms. The two largest and most famous example of cities that were destroyed are Atlanta, Georgia and Columbia, South Carolina.
How did the civil war affect economy north and south?
The North, with its factories and large cities, had less use for slave labor. Economic differences between the North and South, and the South's insistence on maintaining slavery, eventually led to war.~Emily
IS the Civil war called Great War?
World War I was originally called "The Great War" (not the Civil War)
Mideast nation where civil war broke out between Christians and Muslims in 1975?
Civil war erupted in Lebanon on April 13, 1975. The conflict was between the Sunni Muslims of the coasts, the Shia Muslims of the south, and the Maronite Christians who ran the government.
When the civil war began what were the south's advantages?
They had slaves.
What advantages does the south us have during the civil war?
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What advantages did the south have against the north in the civil war?
there lower
Who had more advantages to assist during the civil war?
The north had more advantages, the south had more allies.
Did the North have more advantages over the South in the US Civil War?
yea
What advantages did the South have over the North going into the US Civil War?
Nothing
What was the advantages of the south in the civil war?
Most of the battles were fought on southern soil
Did the south had all the economic advantages during the civil war?
Most advantages, economic and otherwise, favored the North
What were the consequences in the US Civil War?
the south had few to none advantages and were devasted in all ways at the end of the war.
What was one of te nain advantages of the south the civil war?
An emotive war-mission - to defend the homeland against the invader.
What were some American advantages during the civil war?
to start off, the American Civil War was Americans against Americans.The Union/North's advantages: had more railroads:used to transport troops and weapons, larger population to fight for themThe Confederates/South's advantages: most of the war was fought in the South so they knew the land well and they were fighing for their families and homes, they had better war leaders
What advantages did the Civil War have?
the Civil War had an advantage of a free nation
