CIVIL WAR Series I - States and their sides

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Hello Jetpunkers! I am starting an 8 blog series about the United States Civil War. The Civil war was a period of conflict from 1861-1865 in which the northern and the southern states fought each other for the cause of slavery and preserving the Union. In the series, you will learn about all the amazing people and battles of the war. I hope you will enjoy it. This blog will give a summary of each state, as well as the troop supply and the sides.

I republished it because of the comments, I want a fresh start to my series. Also, I fixed some mistakes.

Maine

Maine, with its capital at Augusta, supplied more than 70,000 troops to the US army. Vice president of Abraham Lincoln, Hannibal Hamlin was also from this state. Main also supplied lots of fish/cod for the US army.

Vermont

Vermont, being a small state, only provided about 30 thousand soldiers during the Civil war. Many of them served in volunteer units. George Dewey, a famous general, was from this state.

New Hampshire

Like Vermont, New Hampshire provided a small number for the war. They had 1 more Infantry volunteer unit than Vermont though. Many of them served at the Battle of Gettysburg.

Connecticut

Although a small state, Hartford (the capital) as well as other cities were known for its finance and banking. Since Connecticut had lots of people, it supplied 30 regiments for the US army. It was also known for its artillery.

Rhode Island

Hey...don't get mad at them. They are the smallest state in the Union. They provided 25k soldiers.

New York

New York, then and now, is a huge population and economic center. During the war, it provided over 400 thousand soldiers to the Union side, divided upon 194 volunteer infantries! That is the more soldiers provided than all of New England combined! New York was the backbone of the nation. Winfield Scott and General McClellan were from New York

New Jersey

I don't have much to say about New Jersey. I do know that 40 infantry units were from this state.

Maryland

Maryland was a border state for the Union. A border state means that they have slavery but they stay in the Union. If Maryland left the Union, D.C would have been captured. Over 80,000 soldiers fought in the Civil War from Maryland.

Washington D.C

Washington D.C was the capital of the United States (and know) during the Civil War. Washington D.C was very vulnerable to attack, and almost captured a couple of times. Abraham Lincoln gave most of his orders from here. Lots of cemeteries are located here.

Kentucky

Kentucky was another border state for the Union. Over 75,000 soldiers fought for the Union from here - but also over 25k fought for the confederacy. President Abraham Lincoln was born in this state.

Ohio

Ohio was also a populous and crucial state for the Union. 300,000 Ohioans fought in the Civil war on the side of the Union.

Indiana

Indiana was very similar to Ohio during the time, it was big in the industry and had a decent amount of soldiers - about 200 thousand soldiers fought for the Union.

Illinois

Besides Abraham Lincoln being raised here, Illinois was a big economic center for the war. Surprisingly, more than a quarter of a million soldiers fought in the Civil War from here. That is the 4th highest of all the states! However, a lot died.

Minnesota

Minnesota was a fairly new state during the time. Having an almost non-existent slavery population, they joined the Union. About 22,000 soldiers fought from this state.

Iowa

Not much went on in Iowa during the war. However, they were a large producer of corn during the war that supplied the soldiers during the war. 76,000 soldiers joined the war for the Union from the state.

Oregon

Oregon was probably the least active state during the Civil war, no offense. It sent very few soldiers. But the cool thing is that it became a state right before the war.

California

Although being a large state, California had the challenge of being very far away from the rest of the Union. More than 17,000 soldiers fought in the war from California, but the soldiers had a long walk!

Kansas

Kansas was part of the conflict that started the Civil war. But since the majority of the people didn't have/like slavery, it became a Union state. 16,000 soldiers fought for the Union from Kansas in the war. There are many civil war monuments in the state today.

Virginia

Virginia was probably the most crucial state in the Confederacy. President Jefferson Davis and the best general of the South, Robert E.Lee were from this state. If Virginia didn't join the Confederacy, Robert E. Lee said he would of stayed! Besides being an economic powerhouse, the capital Richmond as well as most of the battles in the war were in the state. Over 150k soldiers fought in the civil war from this state, mostly protecting the capital.

North Carolina had one of the largest armies of the south. Over 120,000 fought for the confederacy - but a couple thousand also fought for the Union. North Carolina was also big in trying to defend coastal blockades. They were also one of the last to leave.

Being where the war started at Fort Sumter, South Carolina was another backbone of the south. South Carolina was the first state to secede from the north, and they had huge amounts of slavery. They had over 60,000 troops in the war.

Georgia probably went through the most terror out of all the confederate states besides Virginia. Many of their 120,000 soldiers died in the war, lots after Shermanś march to the sea. They also supplied lots of generals and ships.

Tennessee

Tennessee was an important state that sided with the Confederacy. It had lots of battles that clashed with the nearby north. Tennessee at first was divided whether to join the north or south. The South won, and 135,000 soldiers enlisted from this state.

Although now a crucial state, during the time, Florida didn't do much in the war. They only supplied around 15,000 soldiers and had mostly poor, volunteer regiments.

Alabama was one of the first states to leave the Union. Over 130,000 soldiers fought on the side of the Confederacy.

Mississippi was a crucial state to the Confederacy. Many battles were fought to gain control of its namesake river. It was both a trade and an important port state. Mississippi supplied 70,000 soldiers for the Confederacy. Believe it or not, many black soldiers also fought for the side of the Union here!

Like Florida, Louisiana didn't do much besides being a port and trade center. It suffered when New Orleans fell. They had 50,000 soldiers. Their flag is also cool.

Arkansas

Although located on the Mississippi, Arkansas didn't have many battles. Arkansas supplied 70,000 soldiers for the Confederates. Nearly 1/4 of all the men in the state.

Texas

Texas, although being a large state, didn't contribute thoroughly. Only 90k fought in the war. Like California, it was geographically isolated.

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