There were 35 states, total before secession started. 11 Southern States seceded, and fought in a formed union, or group called the Confederacy of the United States. During the Civil War, West Virginia broke off from Virginia, and become the 36th state, joining the Union.
The answer is 24, then 25.
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The "confederate" army.
The union, which is the north. the south were gray.
THE UNION WAS A SIDE IT STANDS FOR THE NORTHERN STATES THAT REMAINED LOYAL TO THE ORIGINAL UNITED STATES. THE TERM UNION IN THIS CASE IS THE UNION OF STATES IT IS A NICK NAME FOR THE U.S.
The Union states were able to raise a much larger army than the Confederacy because the Union had far more people. More than twice the inhabitants of America resided in the northern states.
They are terms for the Union army or the loyal United States as a whole.