Advantages Of The Union During The Civil War

The Union had many advantages during the Civil War. The Union had leaders that were far more valuable than the ones that the Confederacy had. The valuable leaders that the Union had possessed were Ulysses S. Grant, Philip Sheridan, and Abraham Lincoln. The Union was in the middle of an industrial revolution at the same time as the Civil War which meant that they had a booming economy. The Union had organized banks and had easy access to the supplies that they had needed. The Union had a significantly larger population than the Confederacy. The Union had a population over 22 million people while the Confederacy had 9 million. The Union had a well organized government. The government was already establishment and experienced. They had an easier
time organizing attacks and planning other military strategies. It helped them control their people, which was one of the things that the Confederacy had struggled with. The Union had transportation. Many of their railroads were located in the South which allowed them to get their supplies and people around easily. The Union had controlled resources. The Union had many disadvantages as well. The Union was fighting on unknown territory while the Confederacy had known the land very well. There was extremely high pressure. The Union's victory was essential. If the Union would not have won the democracy would have been compromised. The amount of stress there was to win led to a lot of accidents. The Union had a lot of differences in opinion not everyone in the North had wanted to abolish slavery, this had led to battles breaking out on their home grounds.

The Confederacy had many advantages during the Civil War. The Confederacy had home land advantage. They were defending their own backyards and knew the land very well, which had given them the upper hand. The Confederacy had a well skilled army. The South had tactical training. The Confederacy also had Southern Pride because they were fighting on their homelands this gave the South a sense of unity which the North had lacked. The Confederacy had many disadvantages as well. They had lacked man power. Their military was extremely small compared to the Union. The South had a mass amount of land to defend and lacked people to defend it. They had left themselves open to attack and very vulnerable to invasions. The Confederacy was having an economic down slide. The South was no longer receiving aid from the Union. They were forced to rely heavily on foreign countries for their supplies. The North was able to block off ports which caused the South's economic collapse. The South was very wooded which caused there to be a lack in transportation.