Who had more factories in the Civil War?
Who had more factories in the Civil War? The Union had 101,000 factories, while the Confederacy had 21,000 and the Border States had 9,000. The Union had 1.1 million factory workers, while the Confederacy had 111,000 and the Border States had 70,000. The Union had 20,000 miles of railroad compared to 9,000 in the Confederacy and 1,700 in the Border States.
Did the South ever have a chance?
Southern chances were always bad. The North had more men, resources, railroads and a navy. The South could have won if the North came to terms in 1862. However, by 1863, the South had physically lost the war and only way the South could win was if, and only if, the North lost its nerve.