The Confederates were much better than the Yankees

We are debating strictly on the war. No other statistic should be used becuase it it irrelevant. Better is not defined as having more things, people, and economy. Attack Point 1: Most Confederate Generals were A LOT better than most Union Generals. Examples for the Confederacy: Robert E. Lee Stonewall Jackson James Longstreet Jubal Early Albert S. Johnston A.P. Hill Nathan Bedford Forrest Exceptions: Braxton Bragg John Hood Examples for the Union: Ambrose Burnside Joseph Hooker John Pope George S. Rosecrans Oliver O. Howard George McClellan Benjamin Butler Exceptions: Ulyssus S. Grant William T. Sherman Attack Point 2: Confederate Soliders were A LOT better fighters than Yankee Soldiers. Example Battles: First Manassas Second Manassas Chancellorsville The Wilderness The Crater Bentonville Throughout the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862 Sailor's Creek Sharpsburg Brice's Crossroads Wilson's Creek Exceptions: 2nd Day of Gettysburg Assaults on Petersburg March 31st-April 2nd 1865 Chattanooga Attack Point 3: The War lasted A LOT longer than the Yankees were expecting. The Yankees expected to win First Manassas, and with it, the war. What good that prediction was. Attack Point 4: The War could have been A LOT longer. In early April of 1865, just before Lee signed the surrender papers, several of his leading generals devised a plan of splitting up, and engaging in guerrilla warfare until the got out, and then do whatever was necessary to win after that. This plan would have worked, but most likely, would have lead to the same outcome. So Lee smartly said no. Response Point 1: The North only won the war because of a few costly mistakes by the Confederacy. They could have waged the war a lot better. Not to mention, the North was so much more industrialized and populated (numbers range from 3-4 times more non-slave men in the North than in the south). Response Point 2: The North or South couldn't help this. They did not get higher population by working for it. They just had more territory. This does not mean the north was better than the south. Response to Point 3: Again, neither side could "really" help this. The south was meant to be agarian, and the north was meant to be industrialized. That is just how both sides wanted this. But unfortunately, this division of economics was the leading factor in the decision for Civil War. Response to Point 4: Again, a cause of the industrialization of the North. Response to Point 5: The Confederacy could not "really" help their stance on slavery until they too became industrialized. If there was a sweeping law prohibiting slavery in say 1858, then not only the southern, but the northern economy would take nose dives. There would be an extreme recession. The South, by the time of the Civil War, was lessening it's need for slaves. Response to Point 6: The Confederacy could have won with some smarter moves at the beginning, and still could probably could have won the war if they weren't so stupid with Tennessee and Vicksburg, and had won Gettysburg. If these two things had gone in the South's favor, most likely the South would have won the war. If you doubt me, ask, and I will tell you next round. 16KADAMS: If this is not what you wanted to debate, simply ask the voters for a tie. If so, good luck debating.