Why Did The Union Won In The Civil War

Have you ever wondered why the Union won in the Civil War? Well I am going to give you some reasons why. The Union had better supplies and transportation than the Confederacy. The Union also had a larger navy, army, and a more experienced government. The North also had a lot bigger population than the South and the land was different. So Union had the bigger advantage in the army in the Civil War. So let’s start with a little background info about the Civil War. The war lasted from 1861-1865. The Union had about 2.5 million soldiers with over 350,000 casualties. The Confederates had over 1 million soldiers with over 250,000 casualties. The Civil War was the first war the was photographed, and it meant that now you couldn’t have some stuff
First of the population of the North was about 22 million people where as the South only claimed about 9 million people. The Union army had about 2,672,341 people enlisted, but the South only had about 750,000 to 1,227,890 people enlisted (don’t know exact due to destroyed enlistment records). The Union army can be broken down to 2,489,836 white soldier, 178,975 African American soldiers, and 3,530 Native American troops. We don’t know much about the size of the Confederate army exactly because of destroyed enlistment records. The Union Navy had about 84,415 personnel in total and the South had a unknown amount because for some reason they destroyed almost all their records. The Union had about 45 ships in commission during the war some could be used is a crew was trained. The South actually started the War with zero ships, but by the end had built an ironclad navy. The ironclad ships were often converted from other ships and also featured slanted ironsides, so cannonballs would do up the side instead of going in it. The Union had about 7 city class ironclads and 50 monitor class. The Confederacy had 33 ironclad ships that could do battle in sheltered waters. The Union government had also been through two wars so they knew what to do and what to expect. The Confederacy had never been in a war and this was their first, but they still held up well. The Union definitely had the advantage in terms of army, navy, and
The North clearly had the large population with 22 million people compared to the South’s 9 million. This factor definitely helped the Union because the union could have a bigger army and still have a lot of people at home to run the factories and supply the Union army. Most of the time the side with the bigger population has the bigger advantage. The North had more immigrants and Native Americans with them. The South’s population was very small compared to the North because they only had 9 million people and of those 9 million people roughly 3.5 million people where slaves. The North also had more horses for their calvary division. The Geography of the North included frozen winter, and hot/humid summers. The North’s coastline consisted of bays and with fishermen and shipbuilding. The inland had rocky soil in some places, so they turned to trade and crafts. The South had mild winter with long, hot, and humid summers. The South’s coastline consisted of swamps and marshes. The inland had a lot of indigo, tobacco, corn, and cotton