In what two ways was atlanta important to the confederacy?

Atlanta was both the main supplier for cotton and the central rail of the Hub.

Atlanta was Georgia's rail center, which made it a vital home front.  The city also held one of the South's few rolling mills, a quartermaster's base, and many important military hospitals. Furthermore, as a key railroad hub, Atlanta converted in a significant military supply center.

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to replace ineffective because   andrew jackson's spoil system was a deliberate policy after he became president to remove federal employees he considered to be political opponents and replace them with his own supporters.