The Confederate Victory Of The Civil War

A Civil War is a battle between the same citizens in a country. The American Civil War was fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the independence for the Confederacy or the survival of the Union. By the time Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1861, in the mist of 34 states, the constant disagreement caused seven Southern slave states to their independence from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America. The Confederacy, generally known as the South, grew to include eleven states. The states that remained devoted to the US were known as the Union or the North. The number one question that is never completely understood about the Civil War is what caused the war. There were multiple events that led to the groundbreaking, bloody, and political war.

The Civil War was a war in which the Confederacy (North) and the Union (South) fought for each of their freedom and the end of slavery. The Union consists of the Southern states in North America. These states did not want slavery

The Civil War is known as a turning point in America, the road to ending slavery, while first turning a nation against each other.

The north and the Abraham Lincoln argues that the main reason for the civil war was the slavery, whereas, the South and the confederate state reasoned that the main causes of the war is the state 's right and also southerners claimed that they are being treated unfair on the federal tariff and taxes. The southerners wanted to secede from the Union and preserve their right and the northerners wanted to keep the Union from breaking as well as they want to abolish slavery. The Civil War, or the "War between the states," was fought on both moral and economic grounds. On the most unique and modern war the world have ever seen, the north won the civil war because of their regional advantages, population advantages, the better strategic approach towards war and the support from the president.

During the mid-1800’s, the United States at that point could no longer find room to compromise on their views, and the secession of the South from the North showed the beginning of the Civil War. Both sides believed they were fighting for what was right: the Union for the equality and the Confederacy for the liberty of states’ rights. As there was virtually no room for compromise whatsoever, both sides perceived the other as trying to do what would work out to have the higher benefit for them. The sides both generally felt that the war was needed, but the Union felt that the war was a barrier in the growth of the country as a whole and the division was not how the country should stand.

The capture of this vital southern city was a huge blow to the Confederacy. In early 1862, the Confederates concentrated their forces in northern Mississippi and western Tennessee to prevent the Yankee invasion. Many of these troops fought at Shiloh in Tennessee on April 6 and 7. Eight Rebel gunboats were dispatched up the great river to stop a Union flotilla above Memphis, leaving only 3,000 militia, two uncompleted ironclads, and a few steamboats to defend New Orleans. The most imposing obstacles for the Union were two forts, Jackson and St. Philip. In the middle of the night of April 24, Admiral David Farragut led his troops in a daring run past the forts.

During the Civil War when looking at the major battles one need to realize that the Confederacy could have actually won the war and slavery would have lasted in the United States for much longer than it did. The Battles of the Civil War are important because at first the Confederacy seemed like they were winning the war on the Eastern Campaign with General Robert E. Lee rising to power; but on the other hand they were losing in the Western Campaign when General Ulysses S. Grant came to power there in 1862. When General Grant is seen as someone who can possibly defeat General Lee in the Eastern Campaign and so was brought from the West to the East to fight General Lee and finally end the War.

The Civil War as one of the most infamous conflicts in American History. It was a war borne from clashing ideologies and beliefs, and divided the nation by North and South and brother against brother. The North believed in that a strong central government was the best way to govern the nation. They supported the Republican Party and wished to stop the spread of slavery to new states, and later in the war, the abolition of it in its entirety. The South believed in the rights of states to create their own laws and that the states should be more powerful than the central government.

“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Those were the famous words of Abraham Lincoln delivered on June 16th, 1858 addressed to the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. In this same speech he foretells the coming events, claiming that the issue of slavery has spread like wild fire in the south, however the north would stay strong. As a result the opponents of slavery would cease further spread, which would, in the public’s mind, that the practice was on it’s course into ultimate extinction. There is a truth in the say that ‘History is written by the victors.”(Winston Churchill). The Union certainly had the odds in their favors, however what would have happened if the confederates had won the Civil War? If this had been the case, a whole door of alternate universe are open to possibilities. If the confederates had indeed won the Civil War, America would still abolish slavery and would no longer be united resulting in a series of setbacks.

Since the final battle of the American Civil War was fought in 1865, scholars have debated the reasons for the Union’s victory over the Confederacy. Historians have attributed the war’s outcome to many factors, some of which include Lincoln’s superior leadership, the South’s failure to diplomatically secure foreign intervention, emancipated slaves enlisting in the Union army, and the military strategies employed by the North’s generals. Both the Union and Confederacy expected a quick victory, each believing it possessed several advantages over the other. In the end, however, the North’s overwhelming

The Union and the Confederacy both believed they were fighting for a righteous and just cause. Abraham Lincoln’s election led to a fundamental shift in power that caused Southerners to fear for the welfare of their states. The south began to secede from the Union and many Northerners rejected the dissolvement of the Union. There were many reasons behind each side’s fighting in the Civil War. The first reason is slavery. The South was intent on preserving slavery, because it was “an ingrained part of their economy and way of life” (Thomas, 1). The North had no need for slavery because their economy was based on industrialization and many Northerners had moral reservations on slavery. While the South did not change their overall opinion about

Many historians offer various reasons for the defeat of the South (Confederacy) in its battle against the North (Union) during the Civil War. Some of the theories historians offer include the overriding Union power in people, manufacturing, raw material and other reserves; financial failure, due to the Union blockade of ports and ruining the railway structure; political infighting among the Confederacy; and persistent loyalty to states’ rights causing opposition between the government in Richmond and the assorted Southern states. This paper’s purpose is to espouse a theory that a combination of these factors provides a thorough explanation as to why the South lost the Civil War (1861-1865).

Unlike the Confederates, the Union had to fight and win an offensive war. Lincoln and his advisors developed a multipronged strategy to defeat the South. First, they would negotiate with border states like Maryland to keep them in the Union. Second, they would blockade Southern ports, thus restricting trade with Europe. Third, they would capture strongholds along the Mississippi River, isolating the southwestern states from the eastern ones. Finally, they would advance into the Confederate heartland, especially toward its capital in Richmond, Virginia. Although details of this plan changed during the war, the basic outline remained the key to victory.

The Civil War was a time of fighting within the United States brought on by many events including the Missouri Compromise, abolition movement, presidential election of 1860, secession of Southern states, and other occurrences. Most Southern states seceded from the Union, forming the Confederate States of America. The big divide stemmed from the differing positions on slavery. The North had been gradually abolishing slavery and did not depend on such free labor in the way the South did. The agricultural dependant economy of the South relied on African American labor. Therefore, each side feared the stance the government would take on the issue of slavery and how that would affect the economy and politics of the nation. From 1861 to 1865, the

After the Civil War ends, various region of the United States had gone through many changes. The Union victory symbolizes Abraham Lincoln had successfully united the nation. The North, South, and West region’s economics, government, and social development changed drastically. Some of the region 's economy were improved because of the railroad. In this time the United States was starting to improve their communication between regions. The federal government also tried to spread the population evenly throughout the nation by passing some law that benefited the citizen and persuaded them to immigrate.