Compare And Contrast Civil War And Confederate

The American Civil War was a long and violent conflict, pitting the southern slave-owning Confederacy against the northern, socially progressive “Yankees” of the Union government. The Union government won the war based on many factors, most of which relate to its superior resources but also include poor planning on the part of the Confederacy. At first glance the conflict seemed much more even-handed in appearance than it was in reality. The differences in the attitudes of the two factions were striking. The Confederates were not only convinced that they could not be invaded, but were utterly convinced as to the truth of their cause. United, they stood up for their ideal of a slave society and upheld the ideal of a Southern chivalry as the

Lee’s battle commands falling into Union hands), the South missed many of its opportunities to strike back. In addition, Lee’s offensives not only failed to be effective in capturing Union land but also resulted in a high death toll for Confederate troops. Lee’s actions were also not consistent with the South’s original defensive position, which in any case was not used as effectively as it might have been. Failure to defend led to many Confederate retreats instead of offensives, which disheartened the troops. The defensive strategy also led to long, drawn out sieges and subsequent surrenders, which were also disheartening in a culture where the valor of chivalry was integral to Southern white masculinity. In that respect, Lee’s disastrous offensive attacks actually boosted morale since at least his men were killing as they were being

It was the center of American banking and held the country’s wealth, which included taxes from the South. Manufacturing was making the North rich, and new inventions in technology was making everything – including building weapons – easier. Most firearms were produced in the Northern factories, and well-networked rail lines meant that trains could transport both goods and services – such as transporting weaponry and communication, or even soldiers – at higher speeds than the South could. The Union forces were much better armed, as a