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.
The opening battle of the American Civil War occurred at Fort Sumter on April 2, 1861. Fort Sumter is located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. See more at the link(s) provided below:
The slave-states were outnumbered in Congress, which tended to pass laws unfavourable to the South. This led the South to see itself as a separate nation.
The north considered the main issue in the war to be slavery. The south considered the main issue in the war to be state's rights. So as you see they weren't even fighting over the same issues!
South Carolina was the first Southern state to secede, on December 20, 1860. (see related question)
Another common name for the American Civil War was the War Between the States. For more information on the many names of the Civil War including a list of alternative names for that war, please see the Related Links.
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When speaking about the advantages or disadvantages about participants in a war, opinions will differ on all aspects of them and whether they were indeed advantages and if so, to what degree. The US Civil War takes it place with the history of wars in history, and as with all of them are different historical opinions. Here is an example of what many historians agree on about the Civil War. What they agree on is that it cannot be said with any degree of certainty, the Union blockades had on the outcome of this war. Here we see a problem already with answering the question. With all that said, one distinct advantage of the South was the amount of territory the Union had to conquer. As the war began, the Union had quite a task as the Confederacy was huge in size and the South only had to wage a defensive war. These cost less to wage in terms of money and soldier casualties. This advantage turned into a disadvantage, however, in part just because of its size. To the dismay of Confederate leaders, the South did not have enough military might to protect all of the South. What developed was Union victories in areas that were indefensible. This cost the South morale and territory. So, here we see an advantage turned into a disadvantage.
He was William Tecumseh Sherman.Answer:There were numerous generals in both the Northern and Southern armies during the American Civil War (See Link). As the North eventually carried the war to the South there could even be said to be Northern generals in the South at some periods.
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The opening battle of the American Civil War occurred at Fort Sumter on April 2, 1861. Fort Sumter is located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. See more at the link(s) provided below:
The slave-states were outnumbered in Congress, which tended to pass laws unfavourable to the South. This led the South to see itself as a separate nation.
because the south wanted slavery and the north didnt The cause of the civil war, was that most of the northern U.S. did not want there to be black slaves in the south. The southern U.S. did not agree because their slaves were also their main source of income. As you can see, the north won.
You can see a variety of displays related to the Civil War in the Civil War Museum in Nancy Kentucky. Among the displays are Civil War pictures and extensive uniforms and weapons.
Adolf Hitler helped Franco in the Spanish Civil War. Hitler army had an advantage to test their weapons and tactics, and sharpen their battle skills in the Spanish civil war. And because he wanted to see who would not fight against him in the future.
The north considered the main issue in the war to be slavery. The south considered the main issue in the war to be state's rights. So as you see they weren't even fighting over the same issues!
The idea is that slavery ended. If you look around now, you'll still see slavery in the USA.
All because of the slaves and the economy was bad and they had to have war to see ifthe econmony would change and it did change . THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH COULD NOT AGREE ABOUT TRADE LAWS. THE NORTH AND SOUTH COULD NOT AGREE ABOUT SLAVERY.