Union

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belligerent in war political entity side in civil conflict

The Union was the federal government and Northern states of the United States that opposed the seceding Confederate states during the American Civil War.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Union canonical	143
Union (preservation of the Union during the American Civil War)	1
Union (pro-Union sentiment during the American Civil War)	1
Unionism	1
the Union	1

Statements (79)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	belligerent in war ⓘ political entity ⓘ side in civil conflict ⓘ
alliance	Border states loyal to the Union ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Federal government ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States of America (Union) the North ⓘ
capital	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
commanderInChief	Abraham Lincoln ⓘ Andrew Johnson ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
currency	US dollar ⓘ surface form: United States dollar
demographicFeature	larger population than the Confederacy ⓘ
economicFeature	more industrialized than the Confederacy ⓘ
endTime	1865 ⓘ
executiveBody	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
goal	prevent secession of Southern states ⓘ restore federal authority over seceded states ⓘ
governmentForm	federal republic ⓘ
headOfGovernment	Abraham Lincoln ⓘ Andrew Johnson ⓘ
headOfState	Abraham Lincoln ⓘ Andrew Johnson ⓘ
ideology	Unionism ⓘ preservation of the United States ⓘ
includedState	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Connecticut ⓘ Province of Delaware ⓘ surface form: Delaware Illinois ⓘ Indiana ⓘ Iowa ⓘ Kansas ⓘ Kentucky ⓘ Maine ⓘ Maryland ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ Michigan (most of state) ⓘ surface form: Michigan Minnesota ⓘ Missouri ⓘ Nevada ⓘ New Hampshire ⓘ New Jersey, United States ⓘ surface form: New Jersey New York ⓘ Ohio ⓘ Oregon ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ Rhode Island ⓘ Vermont ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ Wisconsin ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
laterGoal	abolition of slavery in rebelling states ⓘ
leaderTitle	President of the United States ⓘ
legalBasis	United States Constitution ⓘ
legislativeBody	United States Congress ⓘ
militaryBranch	Union Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ surface form: Union Marine Corps Union Navy ⓘ United States Volunteers ⓘ surface form: Union Volunteers
navalStrength	maintained naval blockade of Confederate ports ⓘ
notableCommander	George McClellan ⓘ surface form: George B. McClellan George G. Meade ⓘ Philip Sheridan ⓘ surface form: Philip H. Sheridan Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ William Tecumseh Sherman ⓘ Winfield Scott ⓘ
opposed	Confederate States of America ⓘ surface form: Confederacy Confederate States of America ⓘ
result	victory in the American Civil War ⓘ
significantEvent	Appomattox Campaign ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ Emancipation Proclamation ⓘ Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ
startTime	1861 ⓘ
statusAfterWar	preserved United States as a single nation-state ⓘ
transportInfrastructure	extensive railroad network ⓘ

Referenced by (147)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American Civil War → hasParticipant → Union ⓘ

American Civil War → opponent → Union ⓘ

Lost Cause ideology → portraysAsAggressor → Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: the Union

William R. Shafter → allegiance → Union ⓘ

Ulysses S. Grant → allegiance → Union ⓘ

Battle of Gettysburg: July 1–3, 1863 → belligerent → Union ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Gettysburg

Battle of Antietam → belligerent → Union ⓘ

Sherman’s March to the Sea → belligerent → Union ⓘ

Battle of Gettysburg → belligerent → Union ⓘ

Union County, Tennessee → namedAfter → Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union (preservation of the Union during the American Civil War)

CSA → opponent → Union ⓘ

subject surface form: Confederate States of America

American Civil War Museum → hasPerspective → Union ⓘ

Union Army → allegiance → Union ⓘ

Army of the Potomac → allegiance → Union ⓘ

Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon → allegiance → Union ⓘ

subject surface form: Nathaniel Lyon

Henry W. Halleck → allegiance → Union ⓘ

Anaconda Plan → usedBy → Union ⓘ

South Atlantic Blockading Squadron → allegiance → Union ⓘ

Battle of Monocacy → combatant → Union ⓘ

Edward Dickinson Baker → allegiance → Union ⓘ

National Union Party → ideology → Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: Unionism

Southern Unionists → supported → Union ⓘ

3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps → allegiance → Union ⓘ

20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment → allegiance → Union ⓘ

44th New York Infantry → allegiance → Union ⓘ

16th Michigan Infantry → allegiance → Union ⓘ

Western Theater of the American Civil War → belligerent → Union ⓘ

II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) → allegiance → Union ⓘ

Army of the Ohio → allegiance → Union ⓘ

24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment → allegiance → Union ⓘ

Army of the Tennessee → allegiance → Union ⓘ

Army of the Tennessee → side → Union ⓘ

Border States → alliedWith → Union ⓘ

Army of the James → allegiance → Union ⓘ

Union Navy → allegiance → Union ⓘ

7th Cavalry Regiment → allegiance → Union ⓘ

Town of Union, New York → namedAfter → Union ⓘ

Irvin McDowell → allegiance → Union ⓘ

Nathaniel Lyon → allegiance → Union ⓘ

1st Massachusetts Cavalry → allegiance → Union ⓘ

Brigadier General Joshua W. Sill → allegiance → Union ⓘ

subject surface form: Joshua W. Sill

Civil War bombardments of Pensacola Harbor → belligerent → Union ⓘ

Thomas Francis Meagher → allegiance → Union ⓘ

Daniel Sickles → allegiance → Union ⓘ

Battle of the Crater → belligerent → Union ⓘ

General Order No. 28 (New Orleans "Woman Order") → side → Union ⓘ

Battle of High Bridge → belligerent → Union ⓘ

John Buford → allegiance → Union ⓘ

26th New York Cavalry → allegiance → Union ⓘ

Joseph Hooker → allegiance → Union ⓘ