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Quality of the enemy - a naturally soldierlike breed, led by some of the best officers in America, who had resigned to join the Confederates.

The policies of Henry Halleck (Union General-in-Chief 1862-4), who believed in occupying territory rather than destroying armies.

The lack of a cavalry tradition, so the Southern cavalry was able to run rings round them in the first two years.

Lincoln's failure to choose and use the best Generals in the earlier part of the war.

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