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Confederate Army
Use the reading below to gain background into the Union (Northern) Army and help answer the questions that follow.
Directions: Annotate and highlight / underline 3 important facts in the reading.
Confederate Army summary: The Confederate Army was the army of the
Confederate (Southern) States of America during The Civil War. In 1860, shortly
after the election of Abraham Lincoln, southern states began seceding (leaving)
from the union. On February 8, 1861, delegates from Southern states adopted the
Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States of America, and soon after
established a volunteer army. After the attack on Fort Sumter, began the civil
war, confederate President Jefferson Davis took charge of the army. Though
estimates vary, it is said that between 750,000 to 1 million soldiers fought at
some time in the confederate army, about double the size of the Union Army.
Confederate Army History
The confederacy was created at the start of the American Civil War. There were only so many soldiers who were against the Federal Forces and the Central government.
There were not only Army men of the Union in the Confederate Army, but also the prisoners who were captured in the war from different skirmishes. This also included the Native Americans. There were around 28,693 Native Americans who served both in the Union and Confederate Army. The Confederate Army had African Americans and Chinese fighting as well.
Leading The Confederate Army
The Confederate Army didn’t have a general-in-chief until late in the war. The President Jefferson Davis himself served as commander-in-chief and provided war strategies to land and Naval forces. After four years of Civil war, the Union Army defeated the Confederate Army. As is the case with many wars, there was a large advancement in technology and weaponry.

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Confederate Army Casualties
The number of casualties of the Confederate Army is not exactly known because they destroyed the records. Estimates of confederate battle deaths are approximately 95,000, with another 200,000 dying from disease and in prison camps.
Questions: Complete sentences!
1. Knowing that many of the South soldiers were prisoners, what do you think their
motivation was like for fighting in the War?
2. Why do you think the South destroyed their Army records?
3. Based on this information, do you think the Southern Army had a good chance of winning the Civil War? Why or why not? (Use evidence from the text to support your answer)
I think the Southern Army did have a good chance at winning the Civil War. In the Confederate Army article, it says:
This shows that the Southern Army was
4. Now that you know background information into the Union and Confederate armies, who do you think had the better reason for going to war?