Question

Graphic title: Major Battles of the Civil War. The graphic shows a map of the eastern United States and a table listing the major battles of the Civil War and the number of casualties (Union and Confederate) in each battle. For the map, the following states are shown as Confederate states: Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, South and North Carolina, and Virginia. The following states are shown to be border states: Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware, and Maryland. The following states are shown as Union states: Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The following battles are shown to be Confederate victories: Wilson The Battles of Antietam and Gettysburg resulted in some of the highest casualties of the war. What factor most likely influenced these casualty rates in both battles? Their closeness to the Union capital Their closeness to major sea ports Their closeness to Northern trade interests Their closeness to the Confederate capitol

Answer 1

Answer:

The fact that they were so close to the Union Capitol

Explanation:

The Confederates sent a large force hoping to cripple the union army by taking the Union Capitol. The Union sent a large force to defend hoping to prevent the confederates from taking the capitol, with all these troops and the  fact that the war heavily depended on this battle, there were many casualties.