Sizing Up the Armies

1. Sizing Up the Armies The Union Army The Confederate States of America Enter Technology

2. The North Strengths • The North outnumbers the South with more men • The North has factories that can produce weapons, uniforms and supplies needed for war

3. The North Strengths • The North has double the number of railroad tracks • The North has the largest navy and almost all the arsenals are in the North • The North is wealthy

4. The South Strengths • Most military officers are well trained and well experienced at war • Southerners are going to fight harder because they well be fighting on Southern soil

5. The South Strengths • The South has cotton which supplies Northern factories • Cotton is also sold to the England and France, the South believes that they will become allies and recognize the South as a nation

6. The North and the South • Both believe in what they are fighting for is a noble cause • Men from both sides rush to join the army to prove their manhood

7. The North and the South • Both sides feel that they can win the war • Actually both sides felt that the war would be over in a couple months

8. The Industrial Revolution and Warfare • Firearms • Revolvers have five shots or more • Rifles can shoot farther and accurately

9. The Industrial Revolution and Warfare • Cannons • Howitzers lob large shells over obstacles • Rifled cannons fire great distances

10. Defensive positions • Trenches protected soldiers from enemy fire • Foxholes

11. Ironclad gunboats • Naval gunship made with steel sides • Armed with numerous cannons