Civil War
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These charts give comparative information on the population, resources, and economies of the North and South. They show the advantages and disadvantages for both the North and South at the onset of the Civil War.
Total population:
Union:
22,300,000; white males = 4,600,000
Confederacy:
9,100,000; white males = 1, 100,000
Union Advantage:
2.5 to 1; white males = 4.2 to 1
Value manufactured goods:
Union:
$1,730,000,000
Confederacy:
$156,000,000
Union Advantage:
11 to 1
Railroad mileage
Union:
22,000
Confederacy:
9,000
Union Advantage:
2.4 to 1
Coal production (in tons)
Union:
13,680,000
Confederacy:
650,000
Union Advantage:
21 to 1
Corn/wheat production (bushels)
Union:
698,000,000
Confederacy:
314,000,000
Union Advantage:
2.2 to 1
Draft animals
Union:
5,800,000
Confederacy:
2,900,000
Union Advantage:
2 to 1
Cotton production (bales)
Union:
43,000
Confederacy:
5,344,000
Confederacy Advantage:
1 to 124