The North's Secret Weapon

The railroad: Lincoln's secret weapon in the Civil War. For the first time in history, industry is put behind the war effort. The railroad systems were greater in number in the North than in the South. The significance of this was that transportation helped move supplies, food, and even people around. Lincoln being the intelligent man he is, realized that the railroad could help soldiers move from one location to another without needing to march all the way. This was a pretty big strategy used by the North, and the South hadn't even thought of it. Their loss, they ended up with weary soldiers and quickly ran out of supplies with had no way to receive large shipments of food and weapons. Who says fighting is all about brute force? Sometimes using your head can get you a one up on your opponent.