16. Technology: Mines. telegraph, repeating rifles, railroads. Even though they had machine guns and submarines, those did not have that big of an impact.
17. Lack of cooperation from Confederate states and their governors to the central government. It was a states rights thing, you know.
18. The Union's population and economy.
19. The Union Navy's ability to strike whenever and wherever along Confederate coasts and deep into the interior via rivers.
20. Confederate commerce raiders impact on the North's commerce. At one point practically swept Northern commerce from the oceans. Huge increase in insurance rates and reflagging ships to foreign countries.
OK. one more. 21. The huge growth of the Union Navy.
This Sure Gets You To Thinking. --Old Secesh
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Lincoln and Seward-- Part 5: Foreign Involvement
From the March8, 2016, McHenry County Civil War Round Table.
Seward wanted Lincoln to only make his Emancipation Proclamation after a major Union victory. There was big fear as to its impact on the border states which still had slaves.. Plus, most Northerners did nor like slaves There was also a fear of a possible and bloody slave insurrection.
The Russian fleet visiting New York in 1863, was also a political move. Britain and France were calling for mediation between the Confederacy and the Union. Mediation might be construed as recognition of the Confederacy. The Russian fleet signaled their support of the Union.
Another issue between the United States and England were the British-built Confederate commerce raiders of which there were six, the most famous being the CSS Alabama, Florida and Shenandoah.
Seward got a bill to authorize U.S. privateers to stop Confederate ships and even British and French commerce.
--Old Secesh
Seward wanted Lincoln to only make his Emancipation Proclamation after a major Union victory. There was big fear as to its impact on the border states which still had slaves.. Plus, most Northerners did nor like slaves There was also a fear of a possible and bloody slave insurrection.
The Russian fleet visiting New York in 1863, was also a political move. Britain and France were calling for mediation between the Confederacy and the Union. Mediation might be construed as recognition of the Confederacy. The Russian fleet signaled their support of the Union.
Another issue between the United States and England were the British-built Confederate commerce raiders of which there were six, the most famous being the CSS Alabama, Florida and Shenandoah.
Seward got a bill to authorize U.S. privateers to stop Confederate ships and even British and French commerce.
--Old Secesh
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