97,000 Union soldiers
Both the Confederate and the Union soldiers that died while fighting in the Battle of Gettysburg.
Confederate 75,000 men Union 88,289 men
About 91,921.
The confederates tried to get supplies. Then, there were two thousand union soldiers protecting the town. The, they started fighting.
The general nickname for Union soldiers was Billy Yank.
The Battle of Gettysburg
blue
to encourage union soldiers to continue fighting for freedom.(apex)
Union troops (the ones fighting against slavery)
Yes people fighting for the Union, and people fighting for the Confederacy, went to Gettysburg to fight for their countries.
Union soldiers wore blue uniforms made of wool, with cotton "blouses" or shirts.
Confederate soldiers were headed to Gettysburg Pennsylvania seeking shoes. Inadvertently they encountered Union soldiers. This was the inception of the Battle of Gettysburg.