1. Comparisons of the North and South

2. United States of America
U.S. President: Abraham Lincoln
Capital: Washington D.C
Population:
23 states; 22 million people
Nicknames:
Yankees
Billy Yank
Blues

3. Confederate States of America
CSA President: Jefferson Davis
Capital: Richmond, VA
Population:
11 states; 9 million people including million slaves
Nicknames:
Rebels
Johnny Reb
Grays

4. Northern Military Strength
Army
2,128,948 total
Only 16,350 in 1861
Navy
42 ships in 1861
671 in 1864

5. Southern Military Strength
Army
600,000 – 1,500,000 (est.)
Navy
No real navy, relied on privateers

6. Northern Leaders Military Generals: Gen. George McClellan
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
Gen. William T. Sherman

7. Southern Leaders Military Generals: Gen. Robert E. Lee
Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
Maj. Gen. George Pickett

8. Northern Advantages Larger population and wealth ¾ more railroads
Industrial power/more manufactured goods
Controlled shipping
Superior Presidential leadership: Lincoln
Military Power: 5 to 2 advantage

9. Northern Disadvantages
Weak motivation/No major cause
Non-aggressive officers
3,500 mile coastline to blockade

10. Southern Advantages Outstanding Generals (Mexican War) European aid
Fighting on own land/Knowledge of land
Strong Motivation
Skilled with guns and horses (rural experience)
Vast land was hard to control

11. Southern Disadvantages
Autocratic leadership of Jefferson Davis
Inferior numbers of men, money and machinery
Inflation: paper money with no hard backing
Far from Home Base/Long supply lines

12. Miscellaneous USA Facts
State sovereignty yielded to national sovereignty in order to conduct war
African Americans: 178,895 soldiers, 21 Congressional Medal of Honor recipients
3/4 more railroads
84,415 white sailors, 29,000 black sailors

13. Miscellaneous CSA Facts
Cotton could be exchanged for weapons
Strong military tradition
2/3 more farm land
African Americans: no soldiers allowed until March of 1865