Most battles were on Southern territory - home ground, with local civilians on their side.
They had a simple and emotive war-aim - to defend the homeland against the invader.
They were a more soldierlike people - used to the riding and shooting way of life.
Some of the best officers in the US Army had resigned to join the Confederates.
In the first half, Lincoln had failed to promote his best Generals.
The islands of the Philippines in which he lived for 20 yrs prior to WW2
Jean Henri Dunant in <span>1901 <span>Switzerland for discovering the Red Cross</span></span>
John F. Kennedy during the space race between the Soviet Union and the US.
