The Civil War was fought because a group of states in the southern US wanted to split away and form a new nation that would be run the way they wanted. The 11 Southern states the broke away (or seceded) were known as the Confederate States. The Union were the remaining states within the United States that fought to keep the southern states as part of the country.
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Lincoln was the president of the Union.
Jefferson Davis was the president of the confederacy.
During the Civil War Vermont soldiers fought with the Union "The North" If you want more information on Vermont in the Civil War www.vermontcivilwar.org During the Civil War Vermont soldiers fought with the Union "The North" If you want more information on Vermont in the Civil War www.vermontcivilwar.org
The Civil War
The Confederacy's Ship (Merrimack) And the Union's Ironclad Ship (Monitor)
Iowa provided food, troops and supplies to Union forces during the Civil War. 76,000 troops from Iowa served in the war.
Minnesota was a Union State during the Civil War.