Technological Advances Of The North And South

For one, the North wasn’t as united as the South. While the Confederacy fought for their way of life, the North fought for politicians (Confederate States). They were also fighting in unknown territory. In order to win, they would have to seize control over a large area of land (Davidson and Stoff pg 488). Finally, the North couldn’t find a good military leader for most of the war. Most of the military colleges were in the South, so the North was at a huge disadvantage in leadership and skill (Confederate States).

Some advantages that the north had are, they had a superior leader Abraham Lincoln. The north also had a greater population of 22 million and most of the people were working at factories and industrial places. The north also had military power of the U.S. Army about 26,000 men with reserves of 200,000. When slaves started to join the U.S army, they had over 350,000 men and they had 45,000 calvary, 15,000 artillery. Seance the north had more industry and farms, they had more money then the south.

The population that the North had was much larger than the South and this gave them advantages and led to victory

    .The North which is the Union and the South which is Confederates both had very good strategies and advantages that helped them win the many battles The first advantage had to do with politics. The North's political goal was to was to reconquer Confederate territory and force the South to rejoin the nation. There advantage was that they had more people then the confederates. It is stated in (Michigan History 512) that the Union has over 22 million people. The North had a better advantage over the south because of the amount of people they have. They used combat to try to get them

The North and South had political advantages that would help them win battles. The North had a better political structure. Before the South had seceded there were many laws that Congress could not pass because the South feared it could hurt their economy. Since the South succeeded congress in the North passed laws like the Homestead Act, which opened up public-domain lands for families in the Union (Government During the Civil War). Congress in the North also passed the National Banking Act. The National Banking Act allowed the North to produce currency that they could use to fund things like weapons and food for the Civil war. Although the South did not have as many political advantages as the North, they still had unique features that the North did not have. The South had a “war-tax” that they would collect. They would use

In the North the union has already established their government and national institutions (Becoming America pg. 389). The north had far more industrialized resources than the south. They were more abundant with factories and railroads and were able to produce their own rifles and weapons. Union states had a weak army that was very vulnerable and small in numbers (Becoming America 389). In the Union they were also big on trade and exporting since most of the states were near the coast. Farming wasn’t as prominent in the northern states it was primarily in the southern states. In the north they were far more technologically advanced. All these resources contributed to the victories as well as some losses in the Civil war.

The north has always been more advanced than the south, the south has always held on to old traditions, traditions that many have held them back technologically. The northern population was twice the population of the south, despite the large number of fatalities that occurred during the war the north still had soldiers to send into the war. The soldiers themselves in a way became expendable, no matter how many lives lost the north continued to send soldiers into this war. Though the south didn't have as many advancements as the north they still had a home advantage over the northerners. The South by the time of the war was seceding from the union which forces the north to advance into enemy territory which was good for the south because they were fighting on familiar land. Most military schools were based in the south, schools in which created great and powerful generals, naturally these generals felt a certain loyalty to the south so they join the confederate army. New technological innovation in military weapons also occurred during this war. Previous to this war, soldiers commonly carrier standard muskets, which only carried about one bullet and did not give much range for accuracy. By the time of the war soldiers began using repeating rifles and a new kind of bullet, “ The Minie Ball”, introduced by the French. This bullet used with the repeating rifle was fatal, the bullet ripped through flesh and bone killing most of it victims, the combination of the rifle and the bullet was primarily the cause the number of lives lost in the war. This war had more fatalities than any war fought in the U.S today

Some technological advances included, the railroad, telegraph, and photography. The North had the advantage with the railroads, because there was 22,000 miles of railroad tracks in the North and only 9,000 miles in the South. The North used this to their advantage by transporting supplies and men to and from battles. The telegraph was another technological advancement during the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln wa the first president that was able to communicate with his officers on the field, which was a pretty big deal. The president always knew what was happening during the war, and that's as obviously a lasting

When the civil war happened the North and South were very different but they each had their own advantages. Within the regions each side had different resources, the south had their cotton and generals, and the north had more supplies and people. It may seem like the North had the upper hand but the South had shown that they were not going to go down without a fight.

The South had plenty of advantages to overcome the North during the war. One advantage that they had was that they had outstanding military officers. Most of these officers had experience from the Mexican War, they had a strong military tradition and had been educated at military schools. The South also had strong motivation during the war, these people were fighting to keep way of life. When they would fight they would fight for their rights and for the way they live life as a southerner. Another major advantage that the South had home turf while fighting during the Civil War. The South knew the territory that they were fighting during the War. The South would wear out the North while they were in battle. This was one of the good advantages that the South had against the North. Another advantage that the South had was that they had soldiers that were skilled with guns and `horses, because they were used to living in rural areas. (Strategies, Advantages, and Disadvantages for the North and South pg

The North during the Civil War had many advantages, one being a larger population. The North had over twice the amount of people than the South. That number of people helped the North’s army grow. The North had many people to replace wounded or killed soldiers in combat. The South did not have many people to replace wounded or killed soldiers.

This was due to the many advantages. One was leadership the union possessed the leader of the free world, President Abraham Lincoln. The President had the power to enforce rules that the confederacy could not do. For example the Emancipation Proclamation. The Union also had the upper hand because they had more people. The population of the North was far greater than the south. This means they had more men to fight in the war. The north had railroads and telegraphs. This made getting bullets and other much needed products to their destinations. (Callender, A,

What were the advantages and disadvantages that the north and south had against each other during the civil war ? “There were twelve million more people living in the north than the south at the time of the civil war. The south had only nine million people living in the confederate states along with three and a half million slaves.” Strengths and Weaknesses: North vs. South, ushistory.org. The Union insisted that they would attack the south. The south only had to play defense most of the war. “Union states had a very big industrial advantage over the Confederate states”. Strengths and Weaknesses: North vs. South, ushistory.org. “The north controlled the seas.” Strengths and Weaknesses: North vs. South, ushistory.org. The south had a very big disadvantage when it came to fighting in the water. “The south didn't get any food, gunpowder and ammo from there old ports they had to melt down crosses from churches and belt buckles to get bullets while the north was taking their railroad tracks to make bullets from.” Strengths and Weaknesses: North vs. South, ushistory.org

Amid the Civil War the North had far bigger populace from which to raise armed forces. They were wealthier and much more industrialized. The North had better railroad organize and greater maritime naval force equipped for catching bar runners and ensuring Northern business which added to riches furthermore to undermine any part of the Southern drift. They additionally had enough European movement to counterbalance numerous human victims. Renowned as a sincere government by European states and hence ready to square much Confederate acquirement by political means. The North had a decent water courses into Confederate domain after control of the Mississippi was built up then the Tennessee, Cumberland, Alabama, and White Streams could be utilized

While both the North and the South had stable and confident economic systems, the North was much more industrialized and diversified and with a better transportation system they not only had the ability for mass production but also the means for speedy and