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One important aspect about the war was the sheer disparity in both manpower and industry between the two sides: 21 million in the union vs 9 million in the conf
by Aidevah 5y ago
One important aspect about the war was the sheer disparity in both manpower and industry between the two sides: 21 million in the union vs 9 million in the confederate, 3.5 million (!) of which are slaves. It really is a wonder that the CSA held out for so long. Christopher Caldwell mentioned that the war somewhat resembles the British Empire crushing a colonial subject in this regard.
- digisign 5y agoIt takes quite a while to mobilize an army across a continent on horse and wagon. Not to mention several of the Union generals were incompetent and had to be removed after they failed to deliver.
- cafard 5y agoThe CSA had the military advantage of operating almost always on its own territory. This had considerable benefits in intelligence-gathering. It also had advantages in shorter supply lines, until the Federal troops got over inhibitions about taking whatever was lying around.