U.S. Civil War

While the generalization is that the Civil War was fought over slavery, in reality, the reasons were much more diverse and far-reaching than that. Both North and South, Republican and Democrat parties, viewed the conflict and struggled with it in their own unique ways, and in turn brought their own particular issues to the table (Goldfield, Abbot, Anderson, Argersinger, Argersinger, Barney and Weir 455).

On the South's side, this was an issue over more than slavery. This was a conflict over states' rights and whether or not this was a country with a powerful central government and weak state governments, or strong state governments more or less linked by a weaker central government (Goldfield, et al. 455, 457-458). Many Southerners saw themselves

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vantage in manpower as well as food and goods for their soldiery, they could sustain higher losses for a longer amount of time. At the Battle of Antietam in Reptember 1862, dven though McClellan displayed timid and uncoordinated moves in his attacks, and the armies had to fight to a tactical draw, the numeric advantage was still enough to signal a defeat for the Confederacy (468). Although small, this was enough of a victory for the North for President Lincoln to announce his Emancipation Proclamation, taking affect in January 1863 and freeing all slaves "in all states still in rebellion" (469). In tying slavery to the conflict, the war now became a moral one as well as one over a constitutional disagreement. This increased sagging support on the Union side for the war, thus improving the Union's chances for victory. By the time of the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, enough black Southerners had used this proclamation to "steal freedom" and form their own regiments to fight for the Union (469). Why the South Lost the Civil War Despite the overwhelming advantage that the North appeared to have over the South, the South had the advantage of the conviction of the defender. They were convinced that this was an issue similar
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