Why Did Lincoln And Grant Won The Civil War

The Northern armies reigned victorious, and the rebelling states were returned to the Union. Since the start of the war, the Union devised a strategy. They planned to blockade the South and drive on the Confederate capital. Even though organizing it took about four years, it was the single strategy that won the war. Lincoln and Grant cooperated well. Once Lincoln found a general capable of carrying out his determined strategy, Lincoln and Grant had to ensure that the military objectives taking place in the war corresponded with the correct political objectives of the war. Surprisingly, Lincoln had held a meeting with Sherman and Grant just a few weeks before the closing of the war to outline their final strategies, including post-war plans.
Knowing Lincoln’s intentions allowed both Grant and Sherman to use the necessary military means to achieve them.
The North felt empowerment from the moral power of fighting for human freedom. Lincoln completely changed the entire nature of this conflict by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation. Without this, the entirety of war had no true concrete goal. By proclaiming that this war was now one for human freedom and liberty, this gained the North a moral power that prevented European intervention on behalf of the Confederacy and doomed the South's cause. The North had superior resources made the eventual outcome inevitable. With all the resources the North possessed such as, financial, economic, and manpower; it would seem inevitable that after all these resources were harnessed, the South could no longer win the war. In addition to this, the European nations did not recognize the South had failed to gain the
Jefferson Davis and his generals failed to cooperate well. Davis sought to be a general, not president. He never gave up his plight to be a general in the area of strategy and selection of generals to lead his armies. Davis often intervened in issues relating to strategy, helping give directions to his generals without ever giving them the means to accomplish these objectives. He made terrible choices throughout the war, especially in his choices for senior commanders, often selecting men based on personal preference rather than their actual qualifications. He stubbornly supported his favorites, even at the costs of the overall benefits for the Confederacy and their army. The South’s time had ran out. As long as the Southern army could keep the North at bay, either through generalized stalemates or a collapse of Northern national willpower, it could win the war, regardless of the North's superior resources and moral. It was very close, but the North stayed the course throughout the entirety of the war.