Question

union armies often lacked information about the local territory when they marched through a southern state like virginia. which of the following people would most likely give information that was both trustworthy and up - to - date to the union army? a northern army officer who had once visited virginia as a child an enslaved person who had spent her entire life in virginia a confederate soldier who had been captured several months before a wealthy slaveholder who had spent his entire life in virginia

Explanation:

• A northern officer's childhood visit provides outdated, non-current territory details.
• A captured Confederate soldier's months-old knowledge is no longer up-to-date, as military and terrain conditions shift quickly during war.
• A wealthy slaveholder would be loyal to the Confederacy and unlikely to provide trustworthy, helpful information to the Union.
• An enslaved person who lived their entire life in Virginia has intimate, current knowledge of the local territory, and would have incentive to assist the Union (which was fighting to end slavery), making their information both trustworthy and up-to-date.

Answer:

an enslaved person who had spent her entire life in Virginia