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The South had very good leaders, but had a smaller population and therefore a smaller army. The South was also a mess under the leadership of Jefferson Davis, who could barely keep the Confederacy together. The CSA were just an alliance and so things were rarely enforced. The transportation was not good in the South, so getting things from place to place was hard.
Lack of these big Confederate advantages:
1. Some of the best officers of the US Army had resigned to join the Confederates.
2. Traditional advantage in cavalry - most young Southerners could ride and shoot
3. Officer class - the army was a more natural choice of career for sons of rural landowners than in the industrial North.
4. Rank-&-file - a more soldierlike breed, a generally aggressive kind of people
5. Home-ground advantage - most battles were on terrain unfamiliar to the enemy
6. Stronger war-mission - to defend the homeland against the invader.
7. Their President did not have to face an election in mid-war, as Lincoln did.
8. (At the beginning) Prospect of recognition and military aid from Britain and France.
The South as a region did not have the population, industrialization, or military capability of the North, which benefitted from 87 years of federal control. The manpower and arms of the Confederates were only able to compete on a tactical basis, and ultimately could not replenish their materiel. This was in part due to effective blockades by the Union navy, which stifled Southern trade.
Some weaknesses of the confederacy in the Civil War were less people and less area to stay in, meaning the Union could capture it easier.
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The greatest weakness of the south during the civil war was its?
The North's greatest strength or resource during the Civil War was its industry.
Who was the souths greatest general during the Civil War?
was the key general of the south during the civil war
During the civil war What were the south soldiers called?
They were called Rebels during the Civil War
What were soldiers of the south called during the civil war?
They were called Rebels during the Civil War
Who became the south's greatest military figure?
Robert E. Lee, became the south's greatest military figure in the 1800's. -Era of the Civil War-
The greatest weakness of the south during the civil war was its?
The North's greatest strength or resource during the Civil War was its industry.
What was the south greatest weakness and strength?
its weakness was it being slave riden and its strength ?i really don't know haven't taken civil war history in one year.
Who was the souths greatest general during the Civil War?
was the key general of the south during the civil war
What was the south's greatest victories during the civil war?
Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Chickamauga.
Which was the Souths greatest resource at the start of the civil war?
The greatest resource was cotton. During the civil war, the South traded cotton for guns and other supplies. The South also withheld cotton shipments to Britain to convince them to help them fight in the Civil War. This was called the Cotton Diplomacy.
What was the south's greatest resource at the start of civil war?
Brothas
What was king of the south during civil war times?
Cotton was often called the King of the South during the Civil War.
Why did Lincoln make a public statement about slavery during the civil war?
For two reasons: one he did not condone slavery and two it was to instill a further weakness in the south by declaring the slaves free.
What is the major weakness of the south during the civil war?
Much smaller population from which to recruit armies. In a war of attrition, as waged by Grant after he became General-in-Chief (March '64), they were bound to lose.
During the civil war What were the south soldiers called?
They were called Rebels during the Civil War
What were soldiers of the south called during the civil war?
They were called Rebels during the Civil War
Who became the south's greatest military figure?
Robert E. Lee, became the south's greatest military figure in the 1800's. -Era of the Civil War-
