- Joined
- Jul 26, 2018
Although the Union had increasing advantages as the war progressed, it was no means certain that it would win. Early in the war, the Confederacy had advantages in unity and men trained and ready to fight. In my opinion, what looks inevitable now did not seem inevitable at the time. As others have mentioned, getting Border States to join the Confederacy, pushing on to Washington, DC, and/or gaining foreign recognition could have made a gigantic difference for the CSA,