Strengths and Weaknesses of the Union and Confederacy
Union (North) Strengths Population of 22 million people 90 percent of nations manufacturing More farms to provide food 21,000 miles of railroads Nations wealth (gold, Banks) located here Weaknesses No military leadership Most great military leaders went home to south
Confederate States of America (South) Strengths Fighting a defensive war in their own territory Military leadership Weaknesses Economy couldn’t support a long war Few Factories to make guns Couldn’t stop a union blockade Only 9000 miles of railroads No supplies All money located in land
Lincoln vs. Davis Abraham Lincoln Jefferson Davis Leader of the union Became a lawyer Had little Military experience Had a good sense of humor Jefferson Davis Leader of the confederate states of America Grew up on a small plantation Commander in Mexican War U.S. Senator in Mississippi