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The official name was the Confederate States of America. You'll sometimes see them referred to as the Confederates, the Confederacy, or more generically "the South".

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Q: What is the name of the group of states that fought the union in the civil war?
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Union states in civil war?

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What was the union?

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Who or what country or areas were involved in the American civil war?

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What the union?

The states that remained part of the United States and fought the Confederacy during the Civil War.


What were the reasons why the union fought in the civil war?

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Was the us considered the union?

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During the Civil War how many states fought for the Union how many fought for the South?

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