Question

Why was Charleston an important city to the South? It was an important railroad depot. It housed most of the Southern army. It was a port city for shipping. It was the Confederate capital.

Answer 1

Charleston was a port city for shipping across the Atlantic during the Civil War

Answer 2

• It was a port city for shipping.

Step-by-step explanation:

Charleston, located in South Carolina, was a hotbed of withdrawal toward the beginning of the American Civil War and a main Atlantic Ocean port city for the Confederate States of America.