The city of New Orleans , Louisiana is closer.
The Union was closer to controlling the Mississippi.
The Union was closer to controlling the Mississippi.
Atlanta is closer to Chattanooga; Macon is closer to Savannah.
Atlanta
Mississippi because it closer to the sun
Mississippi, because it is closer To the middle of earth. :-)
Atlanta
Atlanta
they were closer to the Mississippi river
they were closer to the Mississippi river
West Virginia is closer to the Atlantic Ocean.
Yes, because Missouri in north of Mississippi, i.e. at a higher latitude. The equator is to the south of the US.