Maya Amlani
Why did the confederate states loose the civil war?
1865 marked the end of the American Civil War. It lasted four years and the eventual outcome proved the North to be the more successful. The confederate states lost the war DUE TO several reasons. These CONSITED OF such reasons as the lack of resources, the political influence of Jefferson Davis and pay, food and desertion rates.
The lack of resources in the South was a major disadvantage. The North had always been the more prosperous concentrating on manufacturing and industry. The South relied on agriculture. In numbers the South also had less fighting men, railroad tracks, food, iron and a lower banking capital. The North started with 4.5 million fighting men and the South with 1 million and the sides therefore were not evenly matched. The North had 21,679 railroads whereas the South had just 8947.
The Emancipation on Proclamation declared by Lincoln in 1863 resulted in freedom to all slaves in the South. Many of these freed slaves travelled to the North to fight for the unionist army, swelling the numbers in the north. The South had less railroad tracks, which were a vital to transporting weapons, food and men. No access to metal or locomotive manufacturers meant the South could not replace damaged parts of the rail roads. The confederacy also had no navy as the ships were in the North. 92% of America’s manufacturing was concentrated in the North and 97% of America’s firearms were produced there. This demonstrates the superiority that the North had over the South. Even basic necessities like soldier’s uniforms were produced in the North once again giving the South a disadvantage.
