Both sides faced during the war, which ultimately contributed to the final outcome.
Confederate Advantages. The Confederates had many advantages in the Civil War. First, they had an advantage by fighting a defensive war. It was the Union that started it in the first place because they were calling each state that was willing to give them a hard-working army to fight in the Battle of Fort Sumter. The Civil War began in the year 1861 and ended four years later. The end result was the Union becoming victorious in 1865. There are many advantages and disadvantages that both sides faced during the war, which ultimately contributed to the final outcome. The South claimed just 9 million people — including 3.5 million slaves — in 11 confederate states. Despite the North's greater population, however, the South had an army almost equal in size during the first year of the war. The North had an enormous industrial advantage as well. 1 Leaders. 2  Although the Confederacy had good leaders too, the Union had more. 3  The Union states had leaders like Ulysses S. Grant, William Sherman, Philip Sheridan, and George Thomas, among others. 4  The biggest leader though was President Lincoln. 5  His utter determination to win was key in the Civil War. 1 Although the Confederacy had good leaders too, the Union had more. 2  The Union states had leaders like Ulysses S. Grant, William Sherman, Philip Sheridan, and George Thomas, among others. 3  The biggest leader though was President Lincoln. 4  His utter determination to win was key in the Civil War. At the outbreak of the American Civil War, both the North and South believed the conflict would be over quickly. But advantages for both the Confederacy and the Union meant a prolonged war between the states. In this lesson, discover some of the advantages that the North and South had. Even though they have many advantages in the Civil War, the Confederates also have some disadvantages. First, instead of using a machines to do make their weapons, railroad tracks and other supplies, they used old fashioned things. It took longer for them to get their resources since they had to make them themselves. Union Advantages. The Union had many advantages in the Civil War. First they had a bigger population which was 22 million people over 9 million people. Since their population was bigger, they had more workers which was 1.3 million industrial workers over 110,000 industrial workers.
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