Disadvantages Of The Union And Confederacy

a) The Union and Confederacy both had advantages and disadvantages. The North had better advantages because they had a higher populace, more industry, and better assets than the South. It had a better banking system that they could rely upon to help them raise money for the fight. Furthermore, the North had more ships and a had a proficient and larger railroad framework. On the other hand, the South had the benefit of fighting in a familiar region protecting their property, homes, and families. Another favorable position that the South had was having that military training background on the battle field. The disadvantage that happened in the North were attempting to take the Southerners back to the Union, and by doing that they would need to attack and hold the South in their intimidating populace. The South faced material disadvantages. They had a smaller population of free man to manufacture an armed force. It had a couple of facilities to help distribute weapons, food, and other supplies. The South experienced issues conveying food, weapons, and supplies to
The reason that I feel the Union victory was inevitable because the North had a greater population advantage over the South. This means that the North could draft and build a bigger army than the South. Also, the North was able to capture New Orleans in 1862. New Orleans was the key port in Confederacy and its catch in every practical sense divided the Western Confederacy from the major body. Since the South had no potential to recapture the city, then it would be a matter of time before the economy would fail. Not to mention that the Confederacy did not have a significant navy. Without a naval force, the Confederacy had no capacity to forbid the Union's economy; nor would it be able to break the Union's barricade of its ports. While there were minor naval conflicts all through the war, the absence of a naval force rushed the finish point of the