The south had more states and a larger union.
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With the exception of the air war over the north, the ground war occurred in southern territory. The north invaded the south, the south didn't invade the north.
One of its greatest advantages was its network of roads, canals, and railroads.
The north had more advantages, the south had more allies.
The Union, the so-called Northern States had at least five advantages over the South in the US Civil War: 1. The North had a solid and growing industrial base; 2. The North had a large enough naval fleet to make significant blockades on many Southern seaports; 3. The North had a larger population and thus were able to replace and increase the number of troops in its army; 4. The Confederacy was unable to mount any successful offensives in the North. Thus most of the battles were in the South and for the most part the South was in a defensive mode; and 5. The North had a larger and more modern railway system than the South. Although the South made better use of their own railway systems, the larger system in the North was still an advantage.