Answer:
<u>Weaknesses of the Union:</u>
- Lack of capable Military Leaders
- Fighting on vast, unfamiliar territory.
- Longer routes for delivering supplies.
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<u>Weaknesses of the Confederacy:</u>
- Small Naval force
- Shortage of men and supplies
- Less money and fewer Factories
Explanation:
The weak points of the Union, as well as, the Confederacy have correctly been identified and mentioned above.
During the Civil War in America, the foibles of the Union primarily includes its deficiency in possessing competent, courageous, and worthy leaders for their military which is one of the reasons for Lincoln's dissatisfaction and firing out of McClellan, the general. The <u>other drawbacks they had were that they were battling on a grand scale however the territory was completely alien to them and they had to travel through elongated routes even for supplying the essentials</u> for the war.
While the fragility of the Confederacy lied in possessing a very minor naval force in comparison to the vast power of the Union's marine force. Secondly, they were lagging behind in maintaining the necessary supplies and the required men to produce or transport the goods in order to continue the battle. They were even behind financially. They had limited funds and factories for producing the appropriate amount of weapons and other ammunition.
