Compare And Contrast Union And Confederate

At the beginning of the Civil War the Union and Confederacy both had their own advantages and disadvantages. Neither the Union nor the Confederacy were prepared for war, however the North had a few advantages the South did not. The Union had more soldiers, more factories, and better railroads than the Confederacy. On the other hand, they were defending their homeland, the Confederacy had better morale and drive (Stewart). The higher levels of morale in the South, however, did not make up for their disadvantages in the beginning of the war. The South had very limited gunpowder factories and had to rely on imported weapons and ammunition, this led to their soldiers being poorly equipped. They also had no tax structure and no naval reinforcements.