The North - a big tactical advantage when it came to troop movement.
The North controlled most of the railroads during the Civil War.
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Railroads, I believe.
Before, during and after the US Civil War, the Northern states of the US had the largest amount of railroad tracks. Because of the industries in the North, access to all means of transit, such as riverboats and railroads were vital to the North's economic vitality.
the construction of railroads west of the Mississippi because railroads connected eastern markets to western farms.
the construction of railroads west of the Mississippi because railroads connected eastern markets to western farms.
Yes. Slave gangs did most of the laying of track in the South.
The most obvious are death and the destruction of property.
They were located mostly in the North East area, but they were expanding towards the West more. Having all of the railroads in the North actually gave the North an advantage during the Civil War in order to travel good, and was another reason for the victory of the North.
Most factories were located in the North East before the Civil War.
The Union Army
the Union Army