What Caused The Union Of Lose The Civil War?

The Civil War was a defining time in American history as the outcome of the war determined what kind of nation America would become. Due to uncompromising

“Why did the North win the Civil War?” is only half of a question by itself, for the other half is “Why did the South lose the Civil War?” To this day historians have tried to put their finger on the exact reason for the South losing the war. Some historians blame the head of the confederacy Jefferson Davis; however others believe that it was the shear numbers of the Union (North). The advantages and disadvantages are abundant on either sides of the argument, but the most dominate arguments on why the South lost the war would be the fact that state’s rights prevented unification of the South, Jefferson Davis poor leadership and his failure to work together with his generals, the South failed to gain the recognition of the European nations, North’s superior resources made the outcome inevitable, and moral of the South towards the end of the war.

In April 1861, the United States of America went to war. They did not go to war with a foreign power, because of a border dispute, and they did not go to war with the native people because of their hunger for more land. No, this would be a war among themselves, north against south, brother against brother, and in some instances even father against son. In the four long and bloody years that this war lasted more than 600,000 of these brothers, fathers, and sons would die in the many battles. Many people point to slavery as the reason the civil war was fought. Although slavery was one of the key issues, the causes for the war run much deeper. Besides slavery, other issues that were causes of the civil war included the differences in moral value, and the different ways the politicians interpret the constitution. First of all, the most obvious cause of the war was slavery. According to the map in document “An” all slaves and cotton were in the southern states. Slavery had already been abolished in the north years before, and every time a territory was to become a state there was a huge struggle between the pro-slavery south and the northern abolitionist. Each time peace was maintained by way of compromise. In his speech in 1858 Abraham Lincoln foretells the upcoming war by s0aying, “In my opinion, it will not end until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. A house divided against itself cannot stand” (Doc M). So, clearly this difference in

The northern states and the southern states shared different economic prospects where the former had embraced mechanization while the latter still employed human slaves as a factor of production. The southern states were therefore facing economic doldrums and would not entertain any ideas that may have led to an insurrection from its enslaved populace.

According to General Robert Lee, the Confederate lost the American civil war not because they didn’t fight well enough. In fact, the reason why they lost the war was because they didn’t have good machine guns and weapons. What’s more, the union took advantage of the Confederacy by helping the north and lacking the resource of the south and unable them to win war. Moreover, when Abraham Lincoln won the election on November 6, 1860, he was the first president that pledged to keep out slavery from America. The southern states felt they were bullied by the north when he was elected because Abraham Lincoln refused to recognize the Southern States as an independent

In early August 1861, the Confederates approached Unions army, which was camped at Springfield, Missouri. On August ninth, 1861, both the Confederates and the Union made plans to attack each other. On August tenth, the Union attacked the Confederates on Wilson’s creek about twelve miles southwest from Springfield. Confederate cavalry received the first shot and retreated from the high ground, later known as the “bloody hill”. Infantry soon rushed up to stabilize their positions.

The Union forces were able to make great gains in the western campaign by taking and controlling the major water ways, allowing the ability to swiftly maneuver their forces and supplies around the battle field; in turn extensible cutting off the Confederacy. This was accomplished through three key facts: a far superior ship building capability then the Confederates, understanding the importance of controlling the major river networks, and the effective employment of combined operations to achieve success. These three items allowed the Union to quickly gain a foothold and then spread control over the three major rivers in the area: the Mississippi, Cumberland, and the Tennessee Rivers.

The Civil War was a huge devastation for the United States, and the war that was going to determine if the U.S. would be broken into states or become an indivisible nation. The primary conflict of the Civil War was the difference that the North and South had about slavery. The North wanted to ban slavery, but the South wanted to continue having their slaves to do manual labor for them. The Union won, but not without the loss of 625,000 lives (McPherson 1).

On April 18, 1861, in the town of Chambersburg, Virginia, there was held a large gathering of civilians who were ready to support the Union in going to war with the Confederacy, much similar to other meeting that occurred all throughout the Union. In a Valley Spirit newspaper article recounting the events of that day, it is stated, “ There is but one sentiment--one purpose--one determination among men of all political parties form, and that is, to stand up for the Government and sustain it in all efforts to put down rebellion and re-establish the Union”. Right away, the Union’s mission in going to war is stated. Their reason for going to war is to fight for the Government, in hopes of being able to reunite to Union with the Confederacy that had formed.

I have many thoughts and opinions on the Civil War. First of all, the civil war was a fight between North and South. This was also called Union versus The Confederacy. I am personally glad the Union won the war. If this had not happened this would have been a bloodier war the later we got into technology. For instance, the technology would have been bigger and America would have had a bigger population causing way more deaths in the process of the war. The fact that slaves could walk free after the war was great. The only problem was that they did not get treated as well as the white men did after the war. This did not happen until the Civil Rights Movement.

The South was viewed by many in the United States and elsewhere as a robust, self-sufficient economy (Surdam, 2001, p. 1). It produced much of the world's supply of cotton and Texans bragged that their cattle could feed the world. What the South lacked in manufacturing was compensated for by the immense wealth produced from raw cotton, cattle, and corn exports. Obviously, the predictions that the South could survive a war with the North due to its economic self-sufficiency were wrong. This essay analyzes the possible reasons for the failure of the Confederacy to win the Civil War.

The war started the country was at its own throat the north and the south. The southern states and the northern states were at odd with one another in a multitude of different reasons and beliefs. One of the main causes of the war was slavery. When Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States of America a lot of the southern states were at an outrage. Mainly because President Abraham Lincoln was fully against slavery. A mere three months after the election of President Abraham Lincoln seven southern states had seceded from the union Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and the greatest state of all Texas. During President Abraham Lincoln’s inaugural he had declared his plans on stopping the expansion of slavery and also making the secession illegal. “The Republican president

In conclusion this civil war started because of a mixture of things not just one thing driving the entire war. It started because of a country divided about slavery. Also because of unequal treatment. Another reason is how they should be governed. The final reason is differences in political stances. Those are problems that led to the civil

To many, the American Civil War is known for being the war to abolish slavery.  However, the war was more about the ideas and principles between the north and the south.  Over seven-hundred thousand Americans died during this four year tragic event. Both sides were passionate about their beliefs and had different ideas for the future of the United States. Consequently, this critical time in American history began with failed compromises, climaxed with conflicts during the war, and would slowly see resolution years after the war.

The American civil war was a game changer for the United States as it opened the doors for a new government, Constitution, and way of life. It was one of the first great wars fought after American independence and showcased the need for abolition of slavery as well as the recognition and sovereignty of the independent nation. This war was necessary for all of these things to take place, and there was a significant amount of conflict before the actual war in the nineteenth century. In fact, some people at the time were referring to it as an “irrepressible conflict” (Gunderson 915). The world was beginning to shift in a different direction in regards to society, and the United States was internally divided on the issues at hand. The American Civil War in was inevitable, and so was the Union victory that resulted; this was mainly due to internal conflict, independence, and slavery.