Northern Victory Analysis

The North managing to win the war having many advantages compared to the South such as more resources, diving into the fourth theme “The Reasons for Northern Victory.” McPherson starting to get into it on page 115 with the more resources McPherson says, “The Confederacy, in other words, lost the war not because it fought badly, or because its soldiers lacked courage, or because its cause was wrong, but simply because the enemy had more men and guns.” (McPherson 115) Furthermore, the North managing to win the war not just due to more resources but as well due to the inept leadership of Jefferson Davis, but many arguing that it was internal conflict such as state leaders feuding with the Davis administration. However, that thesis containing …show more content…
McPherson starting to get into this theme into page 130 with McPherson saying, “In Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, Quartermaster General Montgomery Meigs, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Gustavus Fox, the administrators of military railroads Daniel McCallum and Herman Haupt, and numerous other officials, the North developed by 1862 a group to top- and middle-level managers who organized the Northern economy and the logistical flow of supplies and transportation to Union armies with unprecedented efficiency and transportation to Union armies with unprecedented efficiency and abundance. The Confederacy could not match Nothern skill in organization and administration.” (McPherson 130) The North managing to be more strategical and overall coming out on top not just through the secretaries or generals but, also through Lincoln proving to be better than Davis. Lincoln proving to be a better commander in chief than Davis as McPherson saying, “Lincoln was more eloquent than Davis in expressing war aims, more successful in communicating with the people, more skillful as a political leader in keeping factions working together for the war effort, better able to endure criticism and work with his critics to achieve a common goal.” (McPherson 131) Not just politically the Union, having a more diverse and overall better political leadership style and people then the Confederacy; furthermore, not just politically but military as well with the many great generals the Union had. Although, there was cowardly generalship at times from the Union as seen through McClellan and inefficiency as a general. McClellan not having the courage due to him always succeeding in life and never wanting to take risks, as seen through the battle of Antietam. As