Union (American Civil War)
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union-american-civil-war-186-4447368
title:
Union (American Civil War)
text:
The Union, colloquially known as the North, refers to the United States when eleven Southern slave states seceded to form the Confederate States of America (CSA), also known as the Confederacy or South, during the American Civil War. The Union was led by Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, and sought to preserve the nation a constitutional federal union. In the context of the Civil War, "Union" is also often used as a synonym for "the northern states loyal to the United Sta
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Civil War term for northern United States
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_(American_Civil_War)
date created:
2004-02-21T23:48:18Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T00:49:17Z
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