Second, often times it is heard, that the only reason the Confederates lost the war, was because the Union outnumbered them through man power and material. Gallager describes in his reading how Jubal A. Early labeled Ulysses S. Grant as the “principal agent of northern power…” Early labeled Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, as the top generals for the Confederacy and Grant as a butcher. Early described Lee as a gifted soldier who inspired on the battlefield. The Confederates, had the advantage of knowing their territory; Union soldiers, encountered a humid and swampy lands, something they were not used to. An advantage that Union soldiers had, was that they had an established army and navy already; some soldiers of which chose the military …show more content…
The Confederates main war tactic was to drag out the Civil War long enough, to where the US lost interest, while the Union was seeking reunification of the country. African Americans played an important role, they were the support of the Confederates and the Union. Africans were a necessary labor force to the Confederacy; they were the mobilization force for them as well as doing forced labor for them. On Union side, blacks were eager to serve for the United States; blacks in the Union became scouts for them, since they knew the geography of the South better. By serving, this was a way for black to not only prove themselves, but gain citizenship. Both Confederates and Union troops had good leaders; Lincoln and his administration along with his generals like Ulysses E. Grant, William T. Sherman and George B. McClellan are two of the few. The Confederacy, was led by Jefferson Davis, helped mobilized the Confederacy; he had a very high military background, unlike Lincoln who only served in one war. On his side, he had Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Jeb Stuart, and Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard are some of the few leaders for the Confederate