How did the expectations of the war compare with the reality for both sides?

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Ramiro Cohen

8 November, 12:21

How did the expectations of the war compare with the reality for both sides?

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Phoebe Henry · Answer 1

The sides both expected a speedy triumph yet they weren't right as the war went on for a long time ending the lives of numerous. The main real skirmish of the Civil War was the First Battle if Bull Run. The Confederacy won which stunned Northerners and made them understand that the war could be long and troublesome.