The Rumblings of WarThe Rumblings of War

Comparing the North and the South

Thoughts of War

Military Strategy

The North Strengths

The North outnumbers the South with more men

The North has factories that can produce weapons, uniforms and supplies needed for war

The North Strengths

The North has double the number of railroad tracks

The North has the largest navy and almost all the arsenals are in the North

The North is wealthy

The South Strengths

Most military officers are well trained and well experienced at war

Southerners are going to fight harder because they well be fighting on Southern soil

The South Strengths

The South has cotton which supplies Northern factories

Cotton is also sold to the England and France, the South believes that they will become allies and recognize the South as a nation

The North and the South Thoughts on War

Both believe in what they are fighting for is a noble cause

Men from both sides rush to join the army to prove their manhood

War is romanticized

The North and the South

Both sides feel that they can win the war Actually both sides felt that the war would be

over in a couple months The north and south are split on cultural

differences and out of loyalty to there regions Southerners have been raised in a culture of

hunting and survival Northerners have limited experience in the

outdoors in comparison to Southerners