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Why was Atlanta specifically targeted by the Union Army during the Civil War?
A.
Atlanta was the Confederacy's largest port.
B.
Atlanta was the capital city of the Confederacy.
C.
Atlanta was an important Confederate railroad hub.
D.
Atlanta was General William Sherman's hometown.
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C. Atlanta was an important Confederate railroad hub.
Atlanta sat at the junction of several major rail lines and supported Confederate supply, troop movement, and war production (factories, arsenals). Capturing it severed logistics and crippled the Confederacy’s ability to wage war. (A is wrong — major Confederate ports included New Orleans, Charleston, Mobile; B is wrong — Richmond was the Confederate capital; D is wrong — Sherman was not from Atlanta.)
Atlanta sat at the junction of several major rail lines and supported Confederate supply, troop movement, and war production (factories, arsenals). Capturing it severed logistics and crippled the Confederacy’s ability to wage war. (A is wrong — major Confederate ports included New Orleans, Charleston, Mobile; B is wrong — Richmond was the Confederate capital; D is wrong — Sherman was not from Atlanta.)
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