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To: combjelly who wrote (249387)9/4/2005 8:27:29 PM
From: tejek  Respond to of 1572161
 
"The South had better military leaders but the north had considerable industry at its disposable."

But the North was fighting the war with the poor. If you had enough money, you could pay someone to take your place. Many of the soldiers resented their situation. That, and losing a lot made their morale pretty low.

Good point. I had forgotten that one.


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