The railroads make it possible to supply large military forces that were needed in order to take over and conquer the Southern part of the United States.

[2] There was an effort in Americans during this time to build a railroad that would link Georgia to trade with the Tennessee and Ohio areas, and the M&WP was a starting point in helping to accomplish this goal.

This road was determined from where it began, and promoters believed that this was a great start to making a connection directly with the Atlantic coast.

The citizens far away were going to subscribe $400,000 in good faith, but later realized that there was a possibility that some of the other towns in Alabama would profit too by the connections of the road.

On December 3, 1838, Governor Arthur P. Bagby committed an act that was rash of including his administrative address to the Alabama legislature.

Three years later the Atlanta and West Point Railroad was completed, connecting Montgomery to East coast markets.

In July 1864, 2,500 Union cavalry troops under the command of Lovell Rousseau started from Decatur, Alabama.

It destroyed 30 mi (48 km) of track, burned out the railroad stations and warehouses at Montgomery and West Point, by July 17.

The Montgomery and West Point Railroad was built because a rail line was needed from Alabama east to Chattahoochee River.

This railroad was mainly used during the Civil War in order to help transport military forces and other materials or supplies required to conquer the South.

[9] It formed a connection between the northeastern and southeastern sections of the United States and also played an important role.