They were border states for the Union and Confederate. Maryland was especially important because it contained the U.S. capital (Washington D.C.)
During the civil war there were 24 states in the union including the border states. but there was 23 states that remained loyal to the union during the war.
Capital of the Confederate States of America
The border states were those states that bordered the states that seceded before the Civil War. The border states consisted of Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland, and Missouri.
Washington d.c.
Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the CSA during the civil war, even though it was near the border. D.C. was in the next state over from Virginia, surprisingly.
Richmond was the capital of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
There were 430,929 slaves in the Border States.
They were border states for the Union and Confederate. Maryland was especially important because it contained the U.S. capital (Washington D.C.)
The three border states during the US Civil War were Missouri, Kentucky and Maryland. The were slave states but did not join the Confederacy. Delaware also had slaves and was not "on the border" between the North and the South
Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate States of America.
What were 5 border states during the civil war
Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri
Kentucky
Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate States of America during the U.S. Civil War.
During the American Civil War there were five states which stayed neutral and were given the name "border" states. They were called border states because they each bordered a free state and were aligned with the union. The five border states were Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia.
Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate States of America.