(A) Union troops were outnumbered, and they usually lost.
(B) Union troops were outnumbered, but they usually won.
(C) ** Confederate troops were outnumbered, but they usually won.
(D) Confederate troops were outnumbered, and they usually lost.
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -Expert-Verified Answer. “Confederate troops were outnumbered, and they usually lost” is the statement among the choices given in the question that best describes the earliest battles of the Civil War.
Concept note-2: -The Confederacy also possessed the advantage of being able to concentrate forces in response to Union offensives. In addition to operating on interior lines, Confederate armies were able to make use of railroads to move forces to locations threatened by Union operations.
Concept note-3: -Answer and Explanation: The South, also known as the Confederacy, won 10 of the 23 major battles throughout the 4 years of the war from 1861 to 1865. Also, three battles were considered a draw. Though the North won in the end, the Confederacy won about the same number of major battles.
Concept note-4: -June 3, 1861-A skirmish near Philippi in western Virginia, is the first clash of United States and Confederate forces in the east. June 10, 1861-Battle of Big Bethel, the first land battle of the war in Virginia.
Concept note-5: -First Battle of Bull Run Known in the north as the Battle of Bull Run and in the South as the Battle of Manassas, this battle, fought on July 21 1861 in Virginia was the first major battle of the Civil War. It was a Confederate victory.