HIST 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Upland South, War Democrat, Interior Lines
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The civil war lecture: see election of 1860 and secession, the confederacy, confederate states of america. Secession is illegal and a violation of democracy: losing an election does not justify secession, fort sumter. South is in rebellion (no right of revolution) Appealed to (cid:498)better angels of our nature(cid:499: charleston harbor, lincoln refused to surrender the fort. But agreed not to reinforce it: sent ships to resupply it with provisions, before ships arrived, confederates fired on fort. April 12, 1862: lincoln called for 50,000 northern volunteers, upper south seceded. 3. 5 million vs. 1 million white adult men: territory. 22 states vs. 11 states: resources (industrial) 2x the railroad mileage: 25x the locomotives. 2x the draft animals: horses and mules. 90-ship navy vs. non-existent southern navy: confederate advantages, size. Size of western europe: defensive war, logistics, tactics, slavery. Attacking army needs 3:1 advantage in troops (cid:498)win(cid:499) if they don"t lose: (cid:6814) of confederacy"s population, (cid:6815) of union farmers exempted to farm.
