The American Civil War
On paper the North was far stronger than the South. It had
two and a half times as many people, and it possessed far more
ships, miles of railroad, and manufacturing enterprises.
Southerners, however, had the advantage of fighting on home
ground with better military leadership. But Union superiority in
manpower was not so great as the gross figures suggest. Half a
million people scattered from Dakota to California, could make no
On paper the North was far stronger than the South. It had
two and a half times as many people, and it possessed far more
ships, miles of railroad, and manufacturing enterprises.
Southerners, however, had the advantage of fighting on home
ground with better military leadership. But Union superiority in
manpower was not so great as the gross figures suggest. Half a
million people scattered from Dakota to California, could make no