The Defeat of the South in the Civil War

Term Paper # 111478

A discussion of the events of the American Civil War with an emphasis on why the South lost the battle.

1,699 words () | 7 sources | MLA | 2009 United Kingdom

Paper Summary:

This paper examines why the South (the Confederate States of America) was defeated in the American Civil War. The paper discusses the history of the conflict and some of the events of the war. It describes the actions of the North and the South and looks at some of the main reasons why it is thought that the South lost this great battle.

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"Also, I feel that the South did not prepare enough for economic depression. For example, they did not make use of their main resource (cotton). After all, the union blockade did not happen for several months, within this time, they could have exported their cotton harvest and been reaping the financial benefits; financial benefits which could have provided a secure base for their war effort. Davis, while he was a great leader, was no politician compared to Lincoln. And this contributed to their onward struggle into defeat."

Sample of Sources Used:

'The American Civil War Source Book' By: Philip Katcher.1992
'The Civil War, a photographic history' by: Stan Schindler. 1991
'Numbers and Losses in the Civil War' By: Dayton. 1986
"Missouri - Our Civil War Heritage", V.3, by: Julia Dent Grant, 1994
'Battle Cry' By McPherson. Page, 374.

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The Defeat of the South in the Civil War (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.co.uk/Term-Paper-The-Defeat-of-the-South-in-the-Civil-War/111478

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"The Defeat of the South in the Civil War" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.co.uk/Term-Paper-The-Defeat-of-the-South-in-the-Civil-War/111478>