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Why did the Union prioritize the capture of the Shenandoah Valley?

  1. It was the 'Breadbasket of the Confederacy' and a key invasion route to the North
  2. It contained the only gold mines in the Southern states
  3. It was the site of the Confederate capital
  4. It was the only place in the South where railroads did not exist at any point during the war
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Correct answer: It was the 'Breadbasket of the Confederacy' and a key invasion route to the North

The Valley provided food for Lee's army and served as a geographic corridor for Southern raids into Maryland and Pennsylvania. In 1864, General Philip Sheridan was ordered to lay waste to the region to eliminate its military value.

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