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The Union which was comprised mainly of northern states.
The two sides that fought in the Civil War were called The Union and the Confederacy. The Union was primarily located in the Northeast United States and wanted to keep the Southern states in the Union. Later in the war they would support the emancipation of the slaves The Confederacy was located in the South and support secession from the Union and the continuation of slavery.
In 1860 and 1861, eleven states formed a separate nation called the Confederate States of America. This is a forerunner to the Civil War in which the Confederate States of America fought against the Union of States.
they had not borne arms against the United States. they had not voluntarily fought against the United States.
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".