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California played an important role in the Civil War. Shipments of gold from California helped keep the Union solvent during the Civil War. California had more volunteers per capita in the Union Army than any other state. By war's end California volunteers in the West occupied more territory than did the Union Army in the east.
Nearly 17,000 Californians enlisted to fight. Several companies of California volunteers saw action in the East as the California One Hundred or later the California Cavalry Battalion. These volunteers served with the 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry and fought in 31 engagements, many of them in the Shenandoah Valley. Other California volunteers served with distinction in New York and Pennsylvania regiments.
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Was California involved in the Civil War?
Yes, California get, although marginally, involved in the Civil War.
Did California do much fighting in the civil war?
California is on the west coast and was not a part of the civil war.
Was California a state during the civil war?
Yes, California entered the Union prior to the Civil War.
Did California support north or south in civil war?
California remained loyal to the Northern Union during the US Civil War.
Is California in war?
There are no 'civil wars' in any US States; we have not had a civil war since 1865.
What new states was formed during the civil war?
California.
Are more civil war battles fought in California than any other state?
No Civil War battles of consecuence were fought in California.
Did north get California or south?
California was a Union State during the Civil War.
Where is the Southern California Civil War Association Inc in Chino California located?
The address of the Southern California Civil War Association Inc is: 13319 Branding Iron Place, Chino, CA 91710-4706
How long before the US Civil war was gold found in California?
The California Gold Rush of between 1848 - 1849 was 12 years before the start of the US Civil War.
In the civil war were California and Oregon in the confederacy or the union?
The Union
What two union states during the civil were the furthest west?
The states of California and Oregon were the westernmost states in the Union during the US Civil War.
