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Both sides had to introduce conscription - after an interval when both sides had expected an early victory.

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How many us soldiers have died in all the battles of the US Civil War?

About 350,000 Union soldiers died. About 250,000 Confederate soldiers died. The reason why more Union soldiers died is because the Union army had almost double the size of the Confederacy!


What colors are soldiers uniform?

mostly blue and yellow for the union and mostly grey for the confederacy... BUt most the time the confederacy did not have enough supplys for there troops due to a blockade in the gulf of mexico so you would see some men dressed in average cloths


What states provided BOTH Union as well as Confederate soldiers to the armies?

Kentucky and Delaware were two.


How fast did civil war soldiers march?

It depends on which side union or confederacy. The union had it probably worse than the confederacy. The union would mostly sometimes meet the Confederacy on their territory that's how the Confederacy won part of their victories b knowing their territory around them. A average solider can walk up to 30-40 miles in a day!


How many soldiers were drafted into the civil war?

During the American Civil War, approximately 2.75 million soldiers served in the Union and Confederate armies. While many enlisted voluntarily, both sides also implemented draft laws. The Union's Conscription Act of 1863 allowed for the drafting of men, resulting in about 400,000 individuals being drafted, while the Confederacy also enacted its own draft, which included around 200,000 soldiers. Overall, the draft played a significant role in supplementing the ranks of both armies during the conflict.

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What was the ratio of union soldiers to confederacy soldiers?

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.


How many are in Civil War?

I you mean soldiers: Confederacy - 1,064,000 soldiers Union - 2,200,000 soldiers


Who was Jefferson davias and how did he serve the union and confederate armies?

Jefferson Davis was one of America's statesman. He served the Union and Confederate armies when he was a leader of the Confederacy during the Civil War.


What is the nickname union soldiers gave to the city of Vicksburg?

The Gibraltar of the Confederacy.


Why do both confederacy and union need to use a draft?

The Union and Confederacy needed to start a draft because both need more soldiers in their army


How many soldiers did the union and the confederacy have at the start of the civil war?

50,000 men


What was the confederacy's role in the civil war?

To defeat the Union armies of invasion and gain official recognition from Congress.


What is the name of the soldiers for the confederacy?

The Confederates called themselves "Confederates" or Confederate Soldiers". The Union slang for them was "Johnny Reb"


Did both the union and confederacy use African Americans during the civil war?

Yes. In fact, watch the movie "Glory" (starring Matthew Broderick) about the first all-black union infantry unit in the US army. As for the Confederacy, they were more reluctant, but eventually approved using black soldiers as the Confederacy was vastly outnumbered by the Union soldiers and Union-made weaponry.


Did both the union and the confederacy use African Americans during the civil war?

Yes. In fact, watch the movie "Glory" (starring Matthew Broderick) about the first all-black union infantry unit in the US army. As for the Confederacy, they were more reluctant, but eventually approved using black soldiers as the Confederacy was vastly outnumbered by the Union soldiers and Union-made weaponry.


How many union soldiers fought during the US Civil War?

The Union armies had from 2500000 to 2750000 men.


Did the union and the confederacy both use African American soldiers?

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.