The North had nearly 3 times as many citizens as the South. With a population of this size, the North had an extremely large number of people capable of working in factories. This meant the North could make 3 times as many mini-bullets and supplies to help the war effort. (Advantages of the North) With this large number of people, the Northern army was also quite large. The Northern army had approximately twice as many men as that of the South. The North had approximately 2,129,000 soldiers while the South only had approximately 1,082,000 soldiers in its army. This means that in almost every battle of the Civil War, the South was dominated by the North's sheer numbers. The economy of the North was much stronger than that of the South. The Northern economy became so powerful because of its large number of small farms and large factories. The value of the North's production was about $1.5 billion, while that of the South was only about $155 million. (North