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In what two ways was Atlanta important to the Confederacy?

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it was the main supplier of cotton
it was the central rail hub
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Atlanta was both the main supplier for cotton and the central rail of the Hub.

Atlanta was Georgia's rail center, which made it a vital home front. The city also held one of the South's few rolling mills, a quartermaster's base, and many important military hospitals. Furthermore, as a key railroad hub, Atlanta converted in a significant military supply center.

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