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{| |- | There were many reasons the soldiers fought in the Civil War. Some signed up for the money. Many signed up to fight for the preservation of the Union. There was a draft system instituted, so some were drafted. And there was still a thought that it was a good thing to do for God and Country. |}

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What did the union soldiers think they were fighting for during the civil war?

The Union soldiers thought that they were fighting for slaves to be free.


Who had the most soldiers in the Civil War?

Union had more soldiers in the war.


What did the black soldiers gain from fighting in the civil war?

Freedom for those who fought for the Union as they were opposed to slavery.


Where there black soldiers fighting for the union?

At first there were no black soldiers fighting for the union until later on during the war.


What was the percentage of black soldiers at the end of the civil war?

Approximately 9 percent of all men fighting for the Union were black.


How Many Soldiers Fought for The Union in the civil war?

there were about 2.1 million soldiers in the union


What were the yankess in the civil war?

The union soldiers.


What happen to the civil war soldiers?

they died for fighting


Why did the union soldiers of the American Civil War west blue?

that was the color of the American soldiers prior to the civil war


How many soldiers were in the union army?

At the start of the US civil war, there were about 31 million soldiers fighting in the war. This was to a rough estimate of 22 million fighting in the North, and a rough estimate of 9 million fighting in the South.


How many union soldiers served in the civil war?

Approximately 2 million soldiers served for the Union during the American Civil War, and roughly 750,000 served for the Confederacy. All told, 620,000 soldiers lost their lives during the war.


What were the soldiers referred to in the civil war?

the south were the confedrate soldiers An the north were the union soldiers