Beckie,

Perseverance and determination are also key factors that let to the North victory. The race is not for the swift, or the battle for the strong, but it is which team who can endure the fight to the bitter end. The Southerners, we worn down by persistent and continuous assault, I can image that many did not have time to reload their weapons. When people go to war without leadership, you can expect that it will be a bloodbath. When that adrenaline rush takes over, you are fighting the fight of your life because you are not thinking death during the fight. We cannot send cowardice to war, or else they would kill even men on their side to end the war. Again, we should not have to go to war because we do not agree with other people's philosophy.