"The Confederacy struggled in its short four year lifetime to balance the two, and leaders such as Jefferson Davis did push stronger federal measures over the states when he deemed it necessary for the cause (including the draft)."

These actions caused more harm to the fledgling Confederacy than anything that happened on the battlefield. As soon as Richmond started mirroring Washington and it's strong central government authority, cooperation and support from the individual states began to wain. The Confederacy was becoming exactly what it had tried to evade. This reflected in actions on the field as well.

Keith