The Civil War is the central event in America's historical consciousness. While the Revolution of 1776-1783 created the United States, the Civil War of 1861-1865 determined what kind of nation it would be. The war resolved two fundamental questions left unresolved by the revolution: whether the United States was to be a dissolvable confederation of sovereign states or an indivisible nation with a sovereign national government; and whether this nation, born of a declaration that all men were created with an equal right to liberty, would continue to exist as the largest slaveholding country in the world. The Battle of the Wilderness, fought May 5–7, 1864, was the first battle of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against…show more content… The geography of the battle made it very hard for resources and money to come into the battle. The North had the benefit in this battle it was closer to it’s homeland which made it easier for resources such as gunpowder,cannons and guns to come to the North whenever they needed it. The North also had a much bigger army when it was attacking the South and needed more supplies to finish them off which needed more money to be spent. The North also had a lot of casualties in this battle much more than the South which they were not expecting. The North had about 17,666 caulasties and the soldiers who had gotten injured needed to be treated quickly which spent more money from the North’s economy. This caused the North to fight on the attacking side in the war because of the little money it had in this battle, this also caused the North to fight more aggressively which caused more men to die and more money to be spent on them. The South on the other hand struggled in the battle to have enough resources and money to continue to fight strong. The South were far from their homeland which made it very hard for more supplies to come in. The South were also a much smaller army and they needed a lot of supplies in order to beat the very strong North. The location of the battle of Wilderness also made it hard for supplies to come in on both sides. The South did not spend as much money as the North did on supplies and food and…show more content… The North and South both had issues coping with the geography of the battle of Wilderness. The North were not trained to fight most of the soldiers that the North had were farmers and laborers that were volunteering to work for the army. The North were also not used to fighting under the tree’s where you can’t see where your opponent was. So the Geography of the battle scared the North and they retreated. The first reason was as I said before that the North were used to open battlefields where they can see their opponent's face to face. But under tree’s and bushes and fighting in the Wilderness they were not used to this type of fighting and were freaking out. The forest was not the geography of the battle it was the the type of land above the geography. Since the Battle of Wilderness was fought above the geography it still affected the outcome of the battle. The South were much more experienced in battling in the wilderness because they actually had experience shooting a gun in the forest. They also knew how to hunt for food in the forest if it was ever needed. There were no hills or high elevations in the forest so no group of soldiers had the upper hand there may have been maybe branches or logs that were higher than your opponent but that was just it. Both the North and the South struggled to cope with the environment around them during the