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Believe it or not, as much as Hollywood, radio, television, poets, teachers, and history books never mention it...it's FOOD. Starvation is probably close to being the number difficulty during any war, and that includes the Vietnam War...in which even though hi-tech helicopters brought in food (cases of "C" rations), the men were always hungry. Imagine how hungry fighting men were in past wars, when they didn't have helicopters!
Civilians suffer the worse...they don't have "C" rations. They have to "beg" GI's for the rations.
Extreme caution of General-in-Chief Henry Halleck, who believed in occupying territory, instead of destroying the opposing armies.
Strong chance of Britain and France coming in on the side of the Confederates in summer 1862.
War-weariness in summer 1864, with Lincoln likely to be voted out in the November General Election.
The main problems that the Union had to face after the Civil War was the unification of the the country ...
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What war did the Yankees fight in?
Yankee is a term given to people who fought for the North during the civil war.
Did Ohio fight for the south or the north during the civil war?
North
What was gideon's band during the civil war?
People who came South from the North to build schools for freed blacks.
What are the advantages of the northern forces during the Civil War?
The North had the most factories, farmland, and railroad tracks. There were also more people in the North and the they had a navy.
How did wartime affect taxation in the north during the civil war?
Because of the Civil War in the North, income tax was invented.
What was the cause of the difficulties faced by Texans during the Civil War?
They dinted have as good as rifles as the north, and they where losing more men than they where geting.
What did the people in the north want during the civil war?
To preserve the Union
How many people fought for the north during the civil war?
about 4.1 million people
Union have difficulties defeating the Confederates at first during the civil war?
their soldiers were killed in the first war and some womens were the spy in the north who was giving information to south .
How many people were in the north during the civil war?
There were 20 million in the north during the civil war
Where were people from during the civil war?
The United States, it was between the North and the South.
Why did the north people call the south people rebels during the civil war?
They rebelled against the status quo.
What war did the Yankees fight in?
Yankee is a term given to people who fought for the North during the civil war.
Who was governor of North Carolina during most of the civil war?
Zebulon Vance served as North Carolina's governor during the Civil War.
What were the principle products of the north during civil war?
The three principle products of the North during the Civil War were, textiles, lumber, and clothing.
What were the principle products of the north during the civil war?
The three principle products of the North during the Civil War were, textiles, lumber, and clothing.
How many people in the north died during the civil war?
365,000 total dead. 140,414 killed in action
