I believe that the South had some chance at winning. Considering the situation they are in, it was similar to the Revolutionary War. Our generals were more cautious than the British generals and we had home-field advantage. However, Great Britian is a continent apart; us being separated by the Atlantic Ocean. The U.S's strategy in the Revolutionary War was to hold out as long as possible to tire out the British. During the Civil War, the North and the South were not physically divided much. Therefore, the fight can go on longer without the transportation being a few months at sea. This can be a factor of why the South lost.
The South tried to win foreign support to help them win the war. The problem was that the South had slavery. This made the USA one of the last countries to outlaw slavery. This disgusted many European countries from helping the South. Even though the South was one of the biggest exporters of cotton, the European countries had a surplus, thus being able to deny the South their support.
I agree with Jeffrey that the South had a little chance of winning. The fact that the North and South were right next to each other instead of far away like the US and Britain was a good reason why the North got tired of fighting with the South a lot slower than Britain got tired of fighting with the US.
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