The fall of the South and their ultimate defeat in the Civil War of 1861-1865, can be attributed to multiple factors. The main and chief reason among them are; the South lacked a strong industrial economy which hindered the Confederate Government States ability to wage war effectively. In fact, in hindsight, the economic policies and strategies of the Southern states to fund the Civil War proved to be less than stellar and ultimately proved to be the critical element for their historic defeat in the Civil War.
The Civil War is undoubtedly the bloodiest war to ever stain the pages of American History, General Sherman put it best when he wrote, “It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell.” The Civil War is often viewed by the public as just a fight against Slavery While ignoring other …show more content…
Between the war years of 1861-1865, this blockade policy deeply wounded the South’s economy by increasing the cost of their vital goods and military supplies thus limiting the goods that people in the southern states could buy. The blockade caused an unexpected ripple effect which created potential profit for blockade-runners, who would run goods, munitions and other military supplies from England to the Confederacy.
This venture was made up almost entirely by private interests and contractors, the Confederacy actually had little involvement in the actual process. While the land-based battles in of the Civil War received the most focus and attention, the most important battle was at sea, by blockade-runners who were paid for what they got through, and the blockaders who were paid on what was captured. This war was fought not for the slavery or freedom rather it was solely economic motives based on
The Civil War is undoubtedly the bloodiest war to ever stain the pages of American History, General Sherman put it best when he wrote, “It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell.” The Civil War is often viewed by the public as just a fight against Slavery While ignoring other …show more content…
Between the war years of 1861-1865, this blockade policy deeply wounded the South’s economy by increasing the cost of their vital goods and military supplies thus limiting the goods that people in the southern states could buy. The blockade caused an unexpected ripple effect which created potential profit for blockade-runners, who would run goods, munitions and other military supplies from England to the Confederacy.
This venture was made up almost entirely by private interests and contractors, the Confederacy actually had little involvement in the actual process. While the land-based battles in of the Civil War received the most focus and attention, the most important battle was at sea, by blockade-runners who were paid for what they got through, and the blockaders who were paid on what was captured. This war was fought not for the slavery or freedom rather it was solely economic motives based on