The South Could've Won

The biggest reason that people believe hindered the South's chance of winning was because of its meager population in comparison to the North. However, as proven in the Revolutionary War, number did not determine the outcome of the war. So, putting aside the fact that the South had less people, the South still could have won, due to other factors in their favor during the war. Like the colonists, the South had this unwavering drive to continue fighting even with the odds set against them. Their motivation prolonged the war, and the longer the war got, the North's drive to keep fighting decreased, as they didn't have as much motivation. Like the Revolutionary War, the large mass of people on the North's side had been led by incompetent generals that further lowered their chances of ending the war. Their mistake-prone generals against the South's strong generals made the war even less likely to be in favor of the North. The South also had their home-advantage  and experienced soldiers that gave them a chance of winning. Although the war had ultimately been won by the North, it is still fair to say that the South had a chance and could've won the entire war if they also had the luck the colonists had during their war for independence.