North

South

Leadership Abilities

The North had the

disadvantage even
though they still had
successful leaders,
including Abraham
Lincoln, Ulysses Grant,
and W.T. Sherman.

Motivation of Soldiers

Soldiers were fighting to

defend the Union and to
end slavery, which
wasnt as motivating
as the Souths cause.

Supplies

The vast amount of

manufactured resources
gave the North the
supply advantage.

Number of Soldiers

The North had the

advantage because they
had a larger population
(71% of US pop.) in their
states. Thus, they would
easily be able to have a
larger amount of
soldiers.
The North had 71% of the
US railroads and a large
amount of ships, making
a larger navy giving them
the advantage.

The south had strong

leaders like Jefferson
Davis, Robert E. Lee, and
Thomas Stonewall
Jackson, and had many of
the veteran military
leaders giving them the
advantage with
leadership.
Southern soldiers were
more passionate about
their cause, as they were
fighting for states rights
and how they supported
their livelihoodslavery.
The Souths agricultural
resources and lack of
manufactured goods left
them disadvantaged to
the North.
Only 29% of the US
population lived in the
southern states, thus
their army was
smaller.

Transportation

Only 29% of the US

railroads were in the
south, and their number
of ships was smaller
compared to the North.