![]() Meigs, as the Union's Quartermaster General, was the logistical genius who brought victory. Engineer Herman Haupt directed railroad movement of troops and was personally commended by President Lincoln, and Philadelphian Montgomery C. Thomas Scott, as Assistant Secretary of War, directed telegraph and railway services. ![]() Cavalry units raised in Pennsylvania were widely praised, and by 1863 could stand up in battle to Confederate cavalry. Dahlgren made innovations in ordnance which greatly improved naval fire power. ![]() Heavy artillery was produced in Pittsburgh. The Phoenixville Iron Company produced over a thousand Griffen rifled cannon, using a superior rolling process to prevent the barrels from bursting. The shipbuilders of Pennsylvania, led by the Cramp Shipyards at Port Richmond, Pettys Island, and Palmer Street, enlarged the Navy and merchant marine and pioneered in building ironclad warships. Its railroad system, iron and steel industry, and agricultural wealth were vital to the war effort. Pennsylvania's industrial enterprise and natural resources were essential factors in the economic strength of the northern cause. ![]() Pennsylvania shielded the other northeastern states. Southern forces invaded Pennsylvania three times by way of the Cumberland Valley, a natural highway from Virginia to the North. ![]() The Civil WarÄuring the Civil War, Pennsylvania played an important role in preserving the Union. After 1861 Pennsylvania's influence on national politics diminished gradually, but its industrial complex grew rapidly. ![]()
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