it went against the belief in a limited government power
it went against a belief in a limited government power
I you mean soldiers: Confederacy - 1,064,000 soldiers Union - 2,200,000 soldiers
137,000
I think it was because the Confederacy had more soldiers and better weapon's
They wore Gray.
30,000
No, both sides had cavalry soldiers.
The confederacy would not use slaves as soldiers because they were afraid they would defect to the north. So they were made to dig trenches and the like during the war.
The Confederates called themselves "Confederates" or Confederate Soldiers". The Union slang for them was "Johnny Reb"
The Gibraltar of the Confederacy.
The confederacy used some, but mostly in menial and support jobs. The Union had many more black soldiers, and many of them were fighting soldiers. Moreover, the (white) commander of the first black regiment had forced the Government to put black soldiers on equal pay with the white soldiers.