may 4, 1859 - Advantages the Union Possessed
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Greater army strength
Greater manufacturing sector
Greater railroad and telegraph system
National Bank was located in the North
Tariffs benefitted the North
After the Battle of Gettysburg, these strengths started to become more apparent because after Pickett's Charge, the Confederacy lost a sizeable portion of their army and they were never able to regain momentum.
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