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The so-called slave border states did not add much in military power to the Union's war efforts. Kentucky was "neutral" in a manner of speaking and Maryland was an occupied Union state. In Missouri, people on both sides of the war contributed to each side.

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What border states supported the north and which the south in the civil war?

The Border States were those of the Upper South which did not secede. They were Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland and Delaware. The other four states of the Upper South joined the Confederacy after the Battle of Fort Sumter, when Lincoln called for volunteer troops to fight for the Union.


Which side did Maryland fight for in the civil war?

The Union - after Lincoln had taken the drastic step of jailing (without trial) local leaders with pro-Confederate sympathies. Maryland was one of the slave-owning states that remained loyal, and Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation exempted these states from forced Abolition.


Did Kentucky fight for the union during the civil war?

Kentucky was a border state. Individuals from Kentucky fought on both sides of the Civil War.


Why did the confederate plan of attack?

Beyond just Economics, the Confederacy had fewer people than the North. Of the 9 million southerners, only 5.5 million were white. Whereas the north had 22 million people. Four slave states, Delaware, Missouri, Kentucky and Maryland remained loyal to the union. Pockets of unionism existed elsewhere as well. Throughout the war, a steady stream of Blacks fled slavery to fight with the Union.


Why did the northerns fight?

they fought to preserve the union states to be free.


What were the border states during the civil war and what side did they fight on?

Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware. All of them were deeply divided, and had only narrowly failed to vote Confederate. Technically, they were Union states, though Missouri was hardly under Lincoln's control. Many people thought Kentucky would go Confederate, and Lincoln allowed it to stay neutral in the first year of the war. When Braxton Bragg invaded the state, he was able to set-up a Confederate government there, but it collapsed as soon as he retreated. All the Border states sent regiments to both sides.


What side did Maryland fight with in the civil war?

Maryland was a border state which remained in the Union but would have soldiers fighting on both side.


Why did the confederate's plan of attack fail?

Beyond just economics, the Confederacy had fewer people than the North. Of the 9 million southerners, only 5.5 million were white. Whereas the north had 22 million people. Four slave states, Delaware, Missouri, Kentucky and Maryland remained loyal to the union. Pockets of unionism existed elsewhere as well. Throughout the war, a steady stream of Blacks fled slavery to fight with the Union.


When did the confederacy come up with the plan to fight a defencive war?

Answer The "plan" was pretty obvious. The Confederate States wanted to secede from the Union. The Union wanted to fight to hold it together. So the Union had to go into the Confederates States and disarm them and convince them to stop. All the Confederates had to do was to keep the Union armies from moving into their states.


Why was the North American Union formed?

to fight against confederate states


What did states have to do to enter the union under Andrew Johnsons plan?

fight


Why did the union and confederate states fight?

it was mainly because of the splitting of the country.