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How could having more railroad tracks be advantageous during a war?

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Every major Civil War battle east of the Mississippi River took place within twenty miles of a rail line. Railroads provided fresh supplies of arms, men, equipment, horses, and medical supplies on a direct route to where armies were camped. … They were also the lifeline of the army nation

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