The Union. They had a large economic advantage over the south at the start of the war. The North also enrolled a few African Americans in their army, while the South refused to let African Americans fight due to the possibility of a slave rebellion.
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According to Civilwar.org, the Union Army outnumbered the Confederate Army by almost 2:1:
80 union soldiers
the union soldiers carried around many things :)
on the union side around 70,000-90,000 on the confederate side 50,000+ the exact figures are not known
He photographed Union soldiers and the president.
The American Civil War (1861-1865) had more soldiers on the Union side, with estimates suggesting that the Union Army had over 2 million soldiers, while the Confederate Army had around 750,000 to 1.2 million soldiers. The Union had a significant advantage in terms of population, industrial capacity, and resources during the conflict.