Timing is Everything Why the South lost the civil war, is an issue that will be debated from now until Americans lose the right of free speech. This writer agrees with the theory James M. McPherson supports. From the onset of the war, it was simply a matter of time before the South would be forced to concede. The length of time that the Confederate states managed to hold out was quite remarkable considering the …showed first 75 words of 1003 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1003 total…s inevitable victory. The south lost the will to fight when it realized it could no longer win the war. The Confederate military campaigns, which in the early part of the war had inspired its civilians and military men alike, now brought doubt and a lack of confidence. The timely success of the Union, guaranteed victory and completion of the war. “Only then did the south experience an irretrievable loss of the will to fight."