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The parks which encircle Washington DC encompass the breastworks built largely with slave labor during the war.
Florida was the forgotten state of the Confederacy, but its supply of beef, salt, and oranges to feed the army proved critical at the end of the war.
We still contemplate with a bit of angst even afer 150 years, the devastation done by the Yankee Army to the people and property of Georgia.
Illiois contributed over 250,000 men to the Union army - more than half its male population. 35,000 were killed and 25,000 died of disease.
Almost all of the Indian Nation tribes sided with the Confederacy. Much research needs to be done on these units.
Many Kentucky troops joined Indiana regiments. Overall 210,000 men served in the Union Army.
76,242 Iowa men served, 13,001 died of wounds or disease, of 20,000 total, and 8,500 were wounded.
One could argue that the War actually began in "bleeding" Kansas ten years before Fort Sumter became the flashpoint in 1861.
Lincoln declared, "I hope to have God on my side, but I must have Kentucky!" Both Lincoln and Davis were born in Kentucky.
Although New Orleans fell early in the war, more than 500 battles and skirmishes occurred in Louisiana.
Maine was a hot-bed and fomenter of the abolitionist movement. "Uncle Tom's Cabin", a fiction book stirred the pot.
Of the 50,000 confederate prisoners men held at Point Lookout, nearly 4,000 died.
Boston was the major slave trading port and most of the wealthy families of Massachusetts traced their wealth to the slave trade.
More than 90,000 Michigan men, nearly 23%, served, and 14,375 died - most from disease. 
Two battles were fought in Minnesota involving the Sioux Indians angered over mistreatment by the Federal government.
When Vicksburg fell to Union troops on July 4, 1863, the Confederacy lost its last chance to control the Mississippi River.
Missouri was critical to the Union cause and the destruction of the state was immense. The Missouri records are almost non-existent.
Nebraska was still a territory, but anti-secession passions ran strong. The settlers there were left to face Indian hostilities alone.
A half dozen battles occurred in Nevada.
The state contributed much of the cloth used for Union uniforms and some of the munitions. The federal shipyard in Portsmouth contributed warships.
New Jersey was a state split by the Civil War. Economically, it was tied to markets in the South; it was the last northern state to abolish slavery.
Many people do not know that the Civil War was fought as far west as New Mexico, but in fact there was a vigourous campaign conducted here.
New York is remembered for the draft riots, and know as the slave trading capital, but 455,000 men served in the Union Army from New York.
More than 125,000 men from North Carolina served in the Confederacy. Over half of them were wounded at least once and more than 40,000 died.
Ohio played a key role in providing troops, military officers, and supplies to the Union army. It raised nearly 320,000 soldiers for the Union army,
When war came to the east, the U.S. Government decided to pull their troops from the Oregon forts, leaving the citizens without military protection.
Pennsylvania's industrial enterprise and natural resources were essential factors in the economic strength of the northern cause. The railroad system, iron and steel industry, and agricultural wealth were vital to the war effort.
Rhode Island merchants controlled between 60 and 90 percent of the American slave trade.
South Carolina was not just about Fort Sumter. Over 400 battles occurred there.
Tennessee's geographic location, along with strategic river and rail routes, productive farmlands, and industrial sites, made the state a crucial prize fought for by both armies.
Union forces failed to successfully occupy Texas despite invasion attempts from all directions. Over 90,000 Texans served in the Confederate Army.
The Utah Territory was far from the main operational theaters of war, but still played a role, drawing manpower away and providing administrative headaches for the Lincoln Administration.
Vermonters suffered a total of 1,832 men killed or mortally wounded and another 3,362 died of disease, in prison or from other causes, for a total loss of 5,194 or 18% of it's force.
The issue of peace or war is in the hands of the North. We only ask to be let alone, and to be allowed to consult our interest and our safety in peace.
When the war came, Washington was still very much a new territory, but had political inclinations to join the Union. One regiment of Union soldiers was raised in Washington, numbering 1521 men.
The importance of protecting the B & O Railroad caused the U.S. Government to seize the western part of Virginia and form West Virginia, but many, if not most West Virginians fought for the Confederacy.
The Wide Awakes represented the South's greatest fear, an oppressive force bent on marching down to their lands, liberating the slaves and pushing aside their way of life.
Confederate units were paid by the Central government whereas most of the units were paid by their respective state.
Some 200,000 black soldiers serving in the Union Army and Navy. The regiments were officered by white men.
Little research has been done on the men and ships who made up the navy.
