Why were the border states important to the Union's cause in the Civil War?

Maryland was important because it allowed the Union to have access to D.C. The state of Kentucky was also important because of its rivers which Lincoln believed would be essential for an invasion.

Maryland was important because it allowed the Union to have access to D.C. The state of Kentucky was also important because of its rivers which Lincoln believed would be essential for an invasion.

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