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The border states were still in the Union and the capital of the US is Washington, DC. The American Civil war lasted from 1861 to 1865.
They were border states for the Union and Confederate. Maryland was especially important because it contained the U.S. capital (Washington D.C.)
Sovereignty issues.
They were on the border between the two sections. Their choice of allegiance was crucial to the outcome of the war. That is why Lincoln allowed slavery to continue in those four states - for fear of driving them into the arms of the Confederacy.
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