Question

During the Civil War, key waterways in the South included

Answer 1

Mississippi,Ohio and Tennessee rivers

Answer 2

The key waterways in the south during the civil war were: Mississippi,Ohio and Tennessee rivers

Both side aware that controlling these rivers would cut down oppositions food and weaponry supplies along with limiting the opposition's ability to mobilize. The union army managed to leverage on this situation better than the Confederates, leading to the union's victory during the civil war.