Compare And Contrast The North And South In The Civil War

During the time period of the Civil War in America, there were many differences between the two regions of the North and the South. Each had strengths and weaknesses, involving resources, military experience, etc.; however, the North had more strengths and less weaknesses than the South, as they eventually won the war. Many battles were fought, and one can’t help but wonder, what could have changed this result? And what would have come from a Union defeat? I strongly believe that with a few clutch victories in some major battles and using other countries for resources, the South could have been victorious and succeeded; however, they would have endangered both themselves and the United States to the vultures of the rest of the world, who were

On the other hand, they had better military leaders in Robert E. Lee and “Stonewall” Jackson, who proved they could win battles, even without the massive numbers of troops the North had in reserves. Gettysburg was a real turning point in the war, where the Union inflicted damage on the Confederate army, mortally wounding them. From there on out, the Confederacy attempted to hang on as long as they could, knowing there was was no real chance for victory. I believe that if they had performed better during that battle, more specifically the third day, with Pickett's Charge, that the end result might have been different. Another event that affected the war, negatively from the southern point of view, was the Emancipation Proclamation. This document, written by Lincoln, freed all the slaves of the southern states of “rebellion”. This did a few things. It inspired the people of the North to fight harder to end slavery, improving war support among citizens. It also motivated the Confederates to fight harder, because they knew their economy would drop without the institution of slavery. Lastly, it didn’t free the slaves in the border states,

The North tended to rely on brute force, and the ability to simply replace their casualties with more men. If the South was given this type of resource, it would have been a different war with different results. Through the use of brilliant documents, the North gained support from both citizens and border states and changed the emphasis of the war from preserving the union, to the issue of slavery, which people felt strongly about. The separate countries would not survive as well and as easily than if they remained unified. They worked off one another, economically, with the South providing the raw materials and the North providing the finished goods. This connection and partnership would most likely not be possible as sovereign nations and each would have to rely on other countries for trade. However, I believe that the United States would do substantially better than the Confederate States, due to their more equal distribution of industry and