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'''Would superior engineering have dramatically helped the Confederacy during the war or was it more important for the Union?'''
[[File:Atlanta_first_union_station_in_ruins_1864.jpg|thumbnail|275px|The remains of the Union Depot in Atlanta, 1864]]
It could be argued that having few mechanics or civil engineers within the ranks of the Confederate army made little difference in the South's ability to fight the war, given that most of the war was fought in the South and Confederate armies in the field did not need extensive logistical support. There were, however, crucial Confederate engineering mistakes.
