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Good question.
Kentucky was one of the Border States - slave-states that had narrowly voted against joining the Confederacy, but clearly still at risk of doing so. Lincoln was so sensitive about this that he allowed Kentucky to stay neutral for the first year of the war.
In 1862, the Confederates invaded the state, and their commander, Braxton Bragg, was able to set up a Southern government there. At this point, the Confederates sewed a twelfth star into their flag, representing Kentucky.
However, this government collapsed as soon as Bragg retreated, and Kentucky finally, if reluctantly, declared for the Union.
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Neutral states in the civil war?
Kentucky did not secede to the confederacy; for a time, it declared itself neutral
What was KY's role in the civil war?
The Civil War for Kentucky was truly a civil war with brother against brother. The state itself, remained with the Union. A group of counties bordering Tennessee pulled out of Kentucky, declared Bowling Green the new capitol, and joined the confederacy. Some men from all over Kentucky joined Confederate units but more joined Union units. The Confederates used the guano from the caves in southern Kentucky to make gunpowder. When General Grant captured Nashville, Tennessee, he effectively removed Kentucky from the war.
Who opposed Confederacy?
since the confederacy was the south. the confederacy was opposed by the north
In the way what did John Crittenden do?
John J. Crittenden supported the Union and opposed the secession of Kentucky into the Confederacy using his popularity as a leader in the region. He also proposed several bills in the congress to help preserve the Union.
What was a state that allowed slavery but did not join the Confederacy in 1861?
Delaware Maryland
