Union forces in the American Civil War

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belligerent in a war military force

The Union forces in the American Civil War were the armies and navies of the United States that fought to preserve the Union and ultimately defeated the secessionist Confederate states between 1861 and 1865.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Union (United States) during the American Civil War	1
Union forces in the American Civil War canonical	1
Union military operations in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War	1
United States armed forces (Civil War era)	1

Statements (70)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	belligerent in a war ⓘ military force ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Federal forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Army and Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
casualties	hundreds of thousands of killed and wounded personnel ⓘ
commanderInChief	Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
endTime	1865 ⓘ
engagedIn	Atlanta Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Antietam NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Chattanooga NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fort Donelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fort Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Shiloh NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Red River Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherman’s March to the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Vicksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
goal	defeat of the Confederate States of America ⓘ preservation of the Union ⓘ
hasPart	Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Union artillery units ⓘ Union cavalry units ⓘ Union infantry units ⓘ United States Colored Troops NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Revenue Cutter Service vessels NERFINISHED ⓘ militia units ⓘ regular United States Army units ⓘ state volunteer regiments ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
ideology	Unionism ⓘ
languageOfCommand	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Enrollment Act of 1863 NERFINISHED ⓘ Militia Act of 1862 NERFINISHED ⓘ acts of the United States Congress ⓘ
notableCommander	David D. Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ David G. Farragut NERFINISHED ⓘ George B. McClellan NERFINISHED ⓘ George G. Meade NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry W. Halleck NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip H. Sheridan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ William Tecumseh Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ Winfield Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy	Confederate forces in the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Union war effort ⓘ
recruitedFrom	African American volunteers ⓘ Northern states ⓘ border states loyal to the Union ⓘ immigrant populations ⓘ
responsibleFor	blockade of Confederate ports ⓘ defense of border states ⓘ occupation of Confederate territory ⓘ protection of Washington, D.C. ⓘ
result	victory in the American Civil War ⓘ
significantEvent	surrender of Confederate forces at Appomattox Court House ⓘ
startTime	1861 ⓘ
subordinateTo	United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ
supremeCommander	President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedStrategy	Anaconda Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedTechnology	ironclad warships ⓘ railroads for troop movement ⓘ telegraph communications ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument → dedicatedTo → Union forces in the American Civil War ⓘ

Union Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri, United States → namedAfter → Union forces in the American Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union (United States) during the American Civil War

Union occupation of Alexandria, Virginia → partOf → Union forces in the American Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union military operations in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War

Northern Army → partOf → Union forces in the American Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States armed forces (Civil War era)