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    Spain. It was no different during the Civil War, nations made ties with the Union and Confederacy. Eventually, the Union won the war because they disrupted diplomatic relations between the Confederacy and its international allies, other allies supported both sides and the other countries had other wars to deal with. The American Civil War was a war fought by a torn America. The Union (the North) and Confederacy (the South) were the two sides fighting the war. The outcome of the war was set to decide

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    ban the slavery, then the Union which was leaded by Abraham Lincoln fought with the Confederacy which was conducted by Jefferson Davis, and the Union hoped to achieve a goal that preserved the unity. However,because the South owned a large number of troops, controlled wide geographic extent, and had a powerful government, it was difficult for the Union to defeat the Confederacy thoroughly.Furthermore, the Confederacy`s strategy was that it just needed to defense, fought with the North in its own lands

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    the larger more powerful Union defeated the southern Confederacy. The Union won the Civil War because the Confederacy could not sustain a war of attrition in the Napoleonic style that evolved into Total War. This paper will briefly explain what Napoleonic warfare is and examine the resources of the North and South. Then, the paper will develop how the Union used its advantages in resources and the use of Total War to defeat the Confederacy. The American War for Independence, on the American

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    about the American Civil War, the question at hand begs attention: what could the Confederacy have done to win the war? Ideally, according to Robert G. Tanner in his book Retreat to Victory? the idea of the Confederacy wining the war by a different means might be impossible to answer. That being said, Tanner emphasizes how the strategy commonly referred to as Fabian would not be a prosperous endeavor for the Confederacy due to the southern geography, people and through the Confederacy’s generals. The

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    1862 and would contribute to the degrading of the Confederacy’s ability to wage war and ultimate surrender to the Union. In 1861, Winfield Scott the standing General-in-Chief of the U.S. Army developed a plan to slowly and passively defeat the Confederacy in

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    of the casualties suffered by the Confederacy, the loss of leadership for the Confederacy, and the restored hope for the Union. Gettysburg was a major victory for the Union because of the massive amount of casualties suffered by the Confederacy. “ Total Casualties At Gettysburg: Union; 23,040 , Confederacy; 20,000-25,000. Total Size of Army: Union; 918,000 , Confederacy; 278,000.” (Doc. B) Both sides suffered great losses during the battle, but the Confederacy took a harder blow. The Union, even

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    After the Manifest Destiny and westward expansion, northern and southern states were unable to see eye to eye. Both sides had different point of views regarding slavery issues. After the election of Lincoln, many southerner’s states were fed up and decided to secede the Union. These seceded states were known as the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. The formation of the seceded states led to a bloody battle between Americans on their own soil at the dispense of their citizens.

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    (https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-gettysburg). The Battle of Gettysburg was significant to the American Civil War for many reasons. Both the Union and the Confederacy had many advantages and disadvantages. (1) The Union had a big population, unlike the Confederacy population. On the other hand, the Confederacy fought on known land, but the Union did not fight on known

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    government, and they needed only to keep what they already had. But this was a monumental task as the government was required to protect every inch of land within the Confederacy. As a new country, the Confederacy needed to demonstrate the ability to defend its own territory from external threat. Without this ability, the Confederacy could never receive the international recognition and support it needed to survive. Aside from this reason, the South also needed to protect the institution of slavery

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    Introduction: To determine whether or not slavery helped or hindered the confederacy there needs to be an overview on the change, continuity, cause, consequence, significance and perspective of slavery. Slavery originated from the southern states and was slowly progressing towards the Free states. Slavery lasted from 1625- 1865, that’s close to a quarter of a century. Although slavery officially ended in 1865, there were many long term effects that resulted between the whites and

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