Because on the railroad you have many ways to go
Resources, their army, and money, were all dwindling after constant fighting.
The answer is A employment and wages fell
I think it’s because of the tactics and general. Robert E Lee was deployed in the East since Richmond was their Capital. Lee was a tactically aggressive commander and far more competent than the mediocre Southern generals in the West. Though he took an enormous number of casualties, he turned back McClellan's forces in the Seven Days battles. but then Richmond fall