The conveyance of the railroads allowed servicemen and their leaders to communicate rapidly. The South did not have nearly as much industrial influence as the North did, automatically making them the underdog of the war (HIST). The railroads in the South were all heading for the North and they were not that many of them. The South ultimately suffered because of this. They had to communicate through people and horses. The North having the vast majority of the railroads enabled abolitionist journalist to get information from the war and hints of what the South was up to
The conveyance of the railroads allowed servicemen and their leaders to communicate rapidly. The South did not have nearly as much industrial influence as the North did, automatically making them the underdog of the war (HIST). The railroads in the South were all heading for the North and they were not that many of them. The South ultimately suffered because of this. They had to communicate through people and horses. The North having the vast majority of the railroads enabled abolitionist journalist to get information from the war and hints of what the South was up to