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A lot of them weren't happy with the war, and didn't want to be fighting. High casualty rates, low quantity and quality of supplies, among other things, is what caused the high desertion rates.

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What is the border state that Lincoln kept with the Union thereby saving Washington D.C?

He allowed Kentucky to stay neutral for the first year of the war. Maryland was a bigger worry - if they had voted Confederate, Washington would have been totally surrounded by enemy states. So Lincoln jailed some pro-Confederate politicians, actually breaking the law of habeas corpus. Missouri was the scene of bitter guerrilla fighting throughout the war, and Lincoln never really controlled it, but at least it did not become a Confederate state. Delaware was too small to make much difference. It raised regiments for both armies, mainly Union.


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What was the name given to the nation formed by the states that had seceded in February 1861 and who did they elect as their leader?

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Which event occurred third?

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What kind of military force did the Confederation government have?

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