1. Advantages/Disadvantages Strengths/Weaknesses
Between the north and the south

2. Union Advantages Population of 22,000,000
110,000 factories for war materials
22,000 miles of railroad
Strong Navy to blockade Southern ports.
More land to grow food crops

3. Union Advantages
Most fighting didn’t occur in North, so area stayed intact.
Economy was better prepared for war.
Strong central government
Strong military tactics.

4. Confederate Advantages
Only had to fight a defensive war.
Able to fight on “home turf”
More experienced military leaders than the North
More adapted to living off the land

5. Confederate Advantages
Many Confederate sympathizers in the border states.
Fought for homes and their cause
Border States: Union states that allow slavery. Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and West Virginia.

6. Union Disadvantages Had to fight an offensive war
Had to work hard to keep the loyalty of the border states.
Fought on very unfamiliar land.
Many urbanites were not familiar with weapons, and living off the land.
Goal: They had to take over the South.

7. Confederate Disadvantages
Population of only 9 million (3.5 million were slaves).
Only 18,000 factories to produce war materials
9,000 miles of railroad
Union blockade made it difficult to trade overseas.

8. Confederate Disadvantages
Most of land was used for cash crops, not food crops.
Most of the fighting occurred in the South, so land/resources were devastated.
Weak central government.

9. Strategies for the North
Anaconda Plan:
- Navy to blockade the South’s coastline
Split the Conf. South into 2 parts by conquering the Miss. River
Capture the South’s capital city of Richmond, VA.

11. Strategies for the South
Seek help from English and French through need of cotton.
Wear the North out by forcing the North to invade. Play defense.

12. Major Victories for the South
1st Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
2nd Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
Fort Wagner
Fredericksburg

13. Major Victories for the Union
New Orleans
Roanoke Island
Gettysburg (turning point of Civil War-stopped Lee’s advancement)
Vicksburg (gave Union control of the Miss. River)

14. Major Victories for the Union
Chattanooga
Atlanta (Sherman’s March to the Sea)