[central_va]

Not only was the South underdeveloped wrt industry but also wrt railroads and both crippled its war-making ability. After the blockade prevented importation of most arms the South had very little chance of winning the war. When one side can produce arms at will and the other has to scrounge for them guess who is going to lose?

Another distortion; If you read Davis speeches in 1864 he revealed that the South was totally self sufficient in small arms, as a matter of fact they had more small arms than conscripts/volunteers. No, it's true and I don't have time to do your research.

[arrogantsob]

The South was not self sufficient in armaments. Its production of small arms was a hodge-podge with different calibers and quality. These guns are not comparable to the standardized and high quality Union guns. The South’s best guns were captured.