The Confederacy during the US Civil War was hopelessly outgunned and outmanned. How then did they manage to hold on for 5 years, and did they ever have a real chance at achieving at least a peace confirming their independence, or was the war lost from the start? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

The Confederacy during the US Civil War was hopelessly outgunned and outmanned. How then did they manage to hold on for 5 years, and did they ever have a real chance at achieving at least a peace confirming their independence, or was the war lost from the start?

by Pashahlis

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I actually asked a very similar question last year, this answer by /u/-Xotl should interest you.