Even though the Union definitely had more advantages and more people, that didn't necessarily mean that the Confederacy couldn't have won. The Confederacy had some advantages that would beat any of the North's.
First off South had more experienced soldiers. Their soldiers hunted in their free time and knew how to use a gun. The North had more soldiers but what use is an army that doesn't know how to use a gun properly. In addition to those soldiers, the South had great generals like Robert E. Lee who outmatched all of the mistake-prone Northern generals. Lee devised strategies that could have won the war.
The South also had the home-field advantage. The North had to reconquer the South in their own territory while the South only had to last long enough and win enough major battles to discourage the North from winning. If there were any locations in the South that could give them the advantage they knew about it. If there were any hidden spots for an ambush they knew about it. The South knew of almost every geographical point in the land that could help them win the war.
Finally, the South had motivation. Motivation is what caused the colonists to win the Revolutionary War. It gave them something to fight for. The Revolutionary War inspired them to continue the war and win their independence. This was something that the Union lacked. The North couldn't explain why they were fighting. They had no reason that would urge the North to fight as hard as they could to defeat the South. There was nothing that would drive Northerners to continue fighting like the South had.
Even though the North did win in the end I think the South definitely had a chance to win the war and gain Independence.
I agree that the south did have some more useful advantages, but if you look at all the advantages that both sides had. It clearly shows that the North was obviously going to win in the Civil War. I mean just look at the manpower of each side. The north more than double the man power that the south had.
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