Was The South Losing The Civil War Inevitable

The South losing the civil war was almost inevitable due to the fact that they had less of almost all resources, The confederates were out populated and the North had higher skilled leaders.

Victory was nearly guaranteed for the North due to the Union having more resources. During the war the north had 120,000 factories while the south only had 21,000. With the greater amount of production they were able produce more weapons such as guns and cannons which contributed to the war effort. They were also able to transport their equipment faster due to them having more railroads. Compared to the South’s 9,000 miles to the north’s 21,000 miles they mobilized troops and weapons faster than the south

While it's been claimed that the south had better