Mr. Reeder US History

1. Advantages and Disadvantages of the South and the North During the Civil War Mr. Reeder US History

2. What are some things you can think of that are needed to wage a war? People Common Soldiers Officers/Political Leaders Workers (at home or in factories) Goods Military goods (guns, ammo, navy) Supporting goods (railroads, food) Capital goods (iron, factories, money) What is needed to wage a war?

3. Common Soldiers

4. Men Present for Duty in the Civil War

5. Troop Strength: North vs. South

6. Soldiers’ Occupations

7. Union and Confederate Forces

8. Cost of War: North vs. South

9. Leaders

10. The Confederate Generals “Stonewall” Jackson Nathan Bedford Forrest George Pickett Jeb Stuart James Longstreet Robert E. Lee

11. The Union Generals Winfield Scott Joseph Hooker Ulysses S. Grant Irwin McDowell George McClellan George Meade Ambrose Burnside George McClellan,Again!

12. The Presidents Pres. Jefferson Davis Pres. Abraham Lincoln

13. Memorials Stone Mountain, Georgia: Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson Washington DC: Abraham Lincoln

14. Navy

15. The North retained the entire Navy Most Naval officers stayed loyal to the North Lincoln commissioned over 500 naval ships The North commissioned the first ironclad warship, the USS Monitor Navy: North vs. South

16. Blockade • North’s navy allowed it form a blockade • The North captured or destroyed ~1500 Confederate ships • South’s cotton exports decreased 95% during the war • The North could implement the Anaconda Plan and divide the South in half at the Mississippi

17. However, the South’s long coastline, from the Gulf of Mexico up the Atlantic, made it difficult to implement the blockade • South built many small, light, and fast “Blockade Runners” • Early in the war, up to 95% of blockade running was successful blockade runner

18. Type of Battles Fought: North vs. South • North fighting largely offensive war • South fighting largely defensive war • South is a smaller, more geographically compact area • Who would this help? Why?

19. The 384 principal battles occurred in 26 states States with fifteen or more include: Virginia (123) Tennessee (38), Missouri (29) Georgia(28) Louisiana (23) North Carolina (20) Arkansas (17) Mississippi(16) Location of Battles: North vs. South Whose advantage would this be? Why?

20. Several slave states remained part of the Union Border States

21. South buys (imports) and sells (exports) more to Europe than the North does British and French society resembles the aristocracy in the South, with their rich plantation owners, more than it does the more democratic North Britain and France have strong Navies and other war resources Whose advantage would this be? Why? Foreign Assistance: North vs. South

22. Resources

23. North/South Comparison at the Start of the War (1860)

24. Comparisons: North vs. South

25. Capital: North vs. South

26. Resources: North vs. South

27. Resources: North vs. South What is the South’s most important advantage?

28. New Railroad Tracks Built 1850-1860: North vs. South

29. Railroad Lines, 1860 Where are track more dense? What is the importance of railroads to the war?

30. Financial Capital • Union could finance its war expenses by selling federal bonds • Citizens have faith • South unable to control inflation so purchasing power declines • Citizens don’t have faith

31. Who had more of a will to win? Who’s way of life would change the most if they lost? Whose advantage would this be? Why? Intangible: North vs. South