The union capital stayed in Washington, DC.
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The Union States were: * California * Connecticut * Illinois * Indiana * Iowa * Kansas * Maine * Massachusetts * Michigan * Minnesota * Nevada * New Hampshire * New Jersey * New York * Ohio * Oregon * Pennsylvania * Rhode Island * Vermont * Wisconsin ]The Related Link goes to a map or you can go to Google.com, click "images" in the top left corner, then type "Union States Map" in the search box and you'll find hundreds of maps of the US during the Civil War.
There were no neutral states. The Border States would have liked to be neutral, but became the biggest battlegrounds. Some of the western states were able to avoid too much involvement, but still provided troops and goods to both sides.
The Union was made up of twenty states at the beginning of the US Civil War, and would grow to twenty two by 1864 with the addition of West Virginia (June 1863) and Nevada (October 31, 1864). There were also three border states that remained marginally loyal to the United States. The Confederacy only had eleven states. See the link below for a map of both nations.
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The Ukraine was the farthest they got. See map on link below.