The specifics leading to the defeat of the south during the American Civil War have been debated for the past 150 years. There are many historians that speculate various outcomes of the war if the Union hadn’t the advantages from the very start. However, there were so many differences between the two sides, coupled with confederate mistakes that leave the Union victorious in every scenario. Though the South could have undoubtedly drawn out the conflict, considering hindsight examination of the militaristic, social, economic and political aspects of their “nation”, it was doomed to fail. Militarily, the Confederacy believed that if they won enough battles, they could diminish the Union moral. They also hoped to gain recognition from France and Britain and perhaps even assistance once they proved their worth as a nation. However, these plans did not quite go as planned since the army did not achieve enough victories for either of these goals1. Many historians believe the southern generals were too concerned with hitting Union armies with offensive tactics that they lost sight of the original plan. Had they remained defensive, the casualty numbers would have remained lower and the war would have drug on-exhausting the northern morale2. Socially, the population had been divided even before secession. There were white southerners that fought valiantly for the cause and to preserve their way of life. However, there were some Union supporters that dampened the moral and spirit of the disintegrated South. The class division also added to the disgust with self-centered planters and the landless white men declared they would win nothing out of the war and therefore should not have to sacrifice everything because of it3. Slavery was deemed a main culprit of causing the war. After battles were fought and the brutal truth of destruction realized, some southerners realized the moral and social monstrosities they were defending. Their cause w