The American Civil War was one of the most significant and controversial periods in American history, in where Americans killed each other and still, some of the past arguments on state’s rights are still argued today. Many people in today’s world would tell you that the union won the war, but the question should be from an economic and political view. Who was the true victor of the American Civil War? Even from a political stand point with the history we know the union was still the true victor of the Civil War, because they had stronger government standing behind them, they had the money to support the war and, the industries to make the weapons and supplies to dominate the war.
Even with all the advantages the union had in their position at the time of the war, although the union still almost lost to the rebellious southern states. Before the death of Stonewall Jackson the southern states had the upper hand in the war even without the man power and weaponry or the union. The southern states a new found province did not have the money or the industry to support a war. I believe the death of Stonewall Jackson in chancellor’s Ville changed the outcome of the war. Lee without his right hand man makes careless mistake which leads to his surrender to grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. The Civil War was inevitable the north and south where doomed to battle over slavery issue sooner or later. Not because the north was worried about the rights or miss treatment of the slaves in the south but because of the power the south had in congress. This is explainable, because if slavery was the big picture then why didn’t Lincoln emancipate the slave in the northern states? If Lincoln would have freed the slaves in the northern states the union would have lost those states as well and indefinitely lost the war. “Antietam, though hardly the victory he had hoped for, gave Lincoln the excuse he needed to take a step that changed the character of