During the Civil War, there were points where it looked like the South would win. However, the North had certain things going for them that allowed them to eventually triumph over the South. One of these were the critical battles of the war. There were nearly 8,000 recorded skirmishes between the Union and Confederacy. Technically, the South won more battles overall. However, once Grant was brought in from the West, the Union began to win more of the major battles in the war. A major difference between the North and South was the political and military
