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Central point of supply with shorter supply lines.
Some of the best officers of the US Army had resigned to join the Confederates.
Traditional advantage in cavalry - most young Southerners could ride and shoot
Officer class - the army was a more natural choice of career for sons of rural landowners than in the industrial North.
Rank-&-file - a more soldierlike breed, a generally aggressive kind of people
Home-ground advantage - most battles were on terrain unfamiliar to the enemy
Stronger war-mission - to defend the homeland against the invader.
Their President did not have to face an election in mid-war, as Lincoln did.
(At the beginning) Prospect of recognition and military aid from Britain and France.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 8y agoThe basic and primary advantage the South had in the US Civil War was that they primarily fought a defensive war. This was an economy in troop disposition. The South did not need to "conquer" the North. It's aim was to make the North war weary and give up the attempt to end the Southern rebellion.
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∙ 12y agoThey had a much better trained army.
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What advantages did the South have over the North going into the US Civil War?
Nothing
How many Southern naval officers resigned their US Navy officer commissions in the US Civil War?
As the US Civil War unfolded, only about 300 Southern US Navy officers tendered their resignations to join the Confederacy. That was a sufficient number inasmuch the South never had the warships for them to command.
How did the US economy operate during the US Civil War?
During the US Civil War, the economy of the Northern states flourished as they supplied arms, ammunition and other supplies needed for fitting their soldiers. For the most part, no areas of the Northern economy were in danger from Southern military forces. Northern farmland crops continued to be exported to Europe as well. Mostly this was wheat.In a manner of speaking, the US economy in the civil war had the same advantages it had in WW 1 and WW 2.
Was Jackson on the north side of the war?
In regards to the US Civil War, Thomas J. Jackson was fighting for the Southern Confederacy.
What were the advantages of the North in population and personal property during the US Civil War?
The North's advantage in its large population allowed for the recruitment of more soldiers. In terms of personal property, this was not a factor during the US Civil War.
The economy in the southern part of the US was?
civil war
What advantages does the south us have during the civil war?
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Was Missouri a Northern or Southern State during the US Civil War?
Southern state.
What was the name given to a group of southern laws after the US Civil War?
The black codes were southern laws passed after the US Civil War which were designed to restrict freed blacks' activity.
Was the Civil War the war that started all wars?
No. The US Civil War was an undeclared war fought against Southern states trying to leave the union (US).
Where did the US fight their undeclared war?
Mostly in the southern states during the Civil War.
How did southern states respond to the Lincoln's election?
They seceded from the Union, and the US Civil War, followed.
Name of us war between north and south?
The war is known commonly as the US Civil War or the American Civil War. It is also called The War for Southern Independence, The War Between The States, The Late Unpleasantness, The War of Southern Secession, and a number of other titles.
Did the North have more advantages over the South in the US Civil War?
yea
What advantages did the South have over the North going into the US Civil War?
Nothing
What parts of us were fighting in civil war?
the northern states and southern states in the eastern us.
What were the Southern states called prior to American Civil War?
Prior to the US Civil War, Southern states were sometimes referred to as slave holding states. Technically and in reality, until the Civil War, all US states were called US states. This is not some way to marginalize the antebellum period of the US.
