Civil War Military Strategy
Madhav Mehta
Mr. O’Halloran
U.S History
February 6th 2014
In the first years of the war, what were the political and military strategies of each side? Which side was more successful? Why?
In the mid 1800’s the Civil War begun. It was between the Union, the north, and the Confederates, the south. Each side had its own reason to start the war. Economic and social differences between the North and the South were one of the reasons. Another reason for the start of the war was the fight for more state rights and more federal rights. The fight between Slave and Non-Slave State Proponents was also a major cause of the Civil War. The last reasons for the war were the growth of abolitionists and the election of Abraham Lincoln. These …show more content…
For the Union, Abraham Lincoln put Ulysses S. Grant in charge of all Union armies and directed him to advance against all major Confederate forces. Grants strategy against the South was to use many men for secondary objectives. This meant that Grant would use tens of thousands of troops to win battles which of were no real use to the Union. Richard Sherman on the other hand had a different strategy. He attempted to destroy anything and everything the South could use to win. This included: communications, railroads, food, and other resources. The south had very different strategies than the north. Firstly, they didn’t have as much resources as the north, and they couldn’t import any either. They didn’t have the right factories to manufacture guns. One of the main strategies of the confederates was to defend their homeland, which would mean they have home field advantage. The overall strategy of the south was very defensive because they knew the north had a larger army then them. Overall the North was far more successful. For one they had a bigger military than the south. The North could make more guns and bullets than the South could, which was a huge advantage. The North also had a much better …show more content…
Abraham Lincoln vowed to end the expansion of slavery. When southerners heard of his vows, they succeed from the Union to prevent them from having to give up their slaves. The downfall of the Union meant that the demise of the economy. The outcome was the civil war. Many antislavery republicans bullied Lincoln into making the sole purpose of the civil war to end slavery. Lincoln claimed that if he could save the union without freeing a slave he would do it. The main reason the view of slavery changed during the war was because more slaves were being forced into the war. This caused freed slaves in the north to fight for their brethren in the south. Lincoln made the main focus of the war to end slavery because the abolitionists forced him to. The future of the union dwelled upon whether slavery would cease or
Mr. O’Halloran
U.S History
February 6th 2014
In the first years of the war, what were the political and military strategies of each side? Which side was more successful? Why?
In the mid 1800’s the Civil War begun. It was between the Union, the north, and the Confederates, the south. Each side had its own reason to start the war. Economic and social differences between the North and the South were one of the reasons. Another reason for the start of the war was the fight for more state rights and more federal rights. The fight between Slave and Non-Slave State Proponents was also a major cause of the Civil War. The last reasons for the war were the growth of abolitionists and the election of Abraham Lincoln. These …show more content…
For the Union, Abraham Lincoln put Ulysses S. Grant in charge of all Union armies and directed him to advance against all major Confederate forces. Grants strategy against the South was to use many men for secondary objectives. This meant that Grant would use tens of thousands of troops to win battles which of were no real use to the Union. Richard Sherman on the other hand had a different strategy. He attempted to destroy anything and everything the South could use to win. This included: communications, railroads, food, and other resources. The south had very different strategies than the north. Firstly, they didn’t have as much resources as the north, and they couldn’t import any either. They didn’t have the right factories to manufacture guns. One of the main strategies of the confederates was to defend their homeland, which would mean they have home field advantage. The overall strategy of the south was very defensive because they knew the north had a larger army then them. Overall the North was far more successful. For one they had a bigger military than the south. The North could make more guns and bullets than the South could, which was a huge advantage. The North also had a much better …show more content…
Abraham Lincoln vowed to end the expansion of slavery. When southerners heard of his vows, they succeed from the Union to prevent them from having to give up their slaves. The downfall of the Union meant that the demise of the economy. The outcome was the civil war. Many antislavery republicans bullied Lincoln into making the sole purpose of the civil war to end slavery. Lincoln claimed that if he could save the union without freeing a slave he would do it. The main reason the view of slavery changed during the war was because more slaves were being forced into the war. This caused freed slaves in the north to fight for their brethren in the south. Lincoln made the main focus of the war to end slavery because the abolitionists forced him to. The future of the union dwelled upon whether slavery would cease or