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After the Confederate artillery fired on Fort Sumter in April 1861.
Lincoln regarded this as an act of war, and called for 75,000 volunteers for a new Union army (which Sherman said would be about as much use as a water-pistol).
The South saw this as a provocation, and four more states joined the Confederacy.
The war was on.
What else can I help you with?
What was the northern army called?
The Union Army
What was the name of the Battle between the Union army and the northern Virginia?
Every battle fought by the Army of Northern Virginia was against the Union army.
Which army won the civil war?
The Northern, or Union Army
What does union army mean?
The Union Army was the Northern army during the American Civil War. The Union Army fought and defeated the Confederate States (Southern) Army in 1865.
What was the name of the civil war northern army?
The Union army (or armies)
What was the northern army called during the civil war?
Confederate army was the name. They were also called Rebels too.
What was the northern union army nickname?
Billy Yank
What was the name of the northern army in the Civil War?
the Union
Who fought at the Battle of Gettysburg?
The Union Army of the Potomac, and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
Why did northern blacks want to join the union army?
because they did
What was the nickname for the northern Confederate Army?
'the union' and the southern was 'the rebels'
What are the official names of the nourthern and southern armies?
The Southern army is known as the "Confederate" army. The Northern army is known as the "Union" army.
