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The Union soldiers thought that they were fighting for slaves to be free.
Union slodiers - Yanks or Yankees . bushwhacker - a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War Confederate - a supporter of the Confederate States of America greyback, Johnny, Johnny Reb, Reb, Rebel - `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
It is estimated that around 620,000 soldiers died in the American Civil War. This includes approximately 360,000 Union soldiers and 260,000 Confederate soldiers.
The Union is a group of states that disagree with slaves and the Confederate is a group of states that believe in slaves.
The ratio was 2.64 union soldiers for every confederate soldier. NEW RESPONDENT The most optimistic calculations give as an overall ratio between the two armies, in terms of men employed on the field of 1,50-1,75 Union soldiers for every Confederate.
Yes there were. Although the Union outnumbered the Confederate soldiers...
Both the Confederate and the Union soldiers that died while fighting in the Battle of Gettysburg.
In 1861, fighting broke out between confederate and union soldiers in Charleston, South Carolina.
Confederate 75,000 men Union 88,289 men
They called the Confederate soldiers the Rebels or "Rebs"
Life was not easy for Confederate soldiers, nor was it easy for Union soldiers. Aside from the actual fighting, which was hard enough, difficulties included hunger, poor weather, being away from family, and widespread diseases.
Confederate.
Approximately twelve percent death rate for Confederate in Union POW camps. The death rates of Union soldiers was slightly higher in Confederate POW camps.
At first there were no black soldiers fighting for the union until later on during the war.
The Union soldiers thought that they were fighting for slaves to be free.
If it was the Confederate soldiers, the Union would attack the Confederates. If it was the Union soldiers, then the Confederates would attack the Union.
The Yankees