The Rumblings of War Comparing the North and the South Thoughts of War Military Strategy

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

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

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

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

The North and the South Thoughts on War  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  War is romanticized

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  The north and south are split on cultural differences and out of loyalty to there regions  Southerners have been raised in a culture of hunting and survival  Northerners have limited experience in the outdoors in comparison to Southerners

The Industrial Revolution and Warfare  Firearms – Revolvers have five shots or more – Rifles can shoot farther and accurately

The Industrial Revolution and Warfare  Cannons – Howitzers lob large shells over obstacles – Rifled cannons fire great distances and are accurate

Defensive positions  Trenches protected soldiers from enemy fire  Foxholes

Ironclad gunboats  Naval gunship made with steel sides  Armed with numerous cannons

Northern Strategy: The Anaconda Plan  Union plans were to strangle southern ports from selling cotton to foreign countries and buying weapons too  Needed to destroy the Southern will to fight by invasion and destruction of will to fight

Southern Strategy:Time and Defense  Southern forces needed to provide early and spectacular victories to show foreign allies south capable of winning  Victories would sap northern ability to continue fight