Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia had several specific military advantages over the Union Army. Ultimately, however, the Union Army triumphed. General Lee and the officers and men under his command could not overcome the inherent strengths of the Union Army and ultimately were defeated.
Lee’s Army: The Strengths
The Army of Northern Virginia had three major military advantages compared to the North (“Confederate States Had Many Advantages at Civil War Outset,” 2014). The North had to invade them and obtain the complete surrender of the South. Otherwise, the North could not preserve the Union (Wells, 2013). This meant that the South could ...
