Union Army vs Confederate Army

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The Union Army vs Confederate Army refers to the opposing Northern and Southern military forces that fought each other in the American Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War topic
military conflict
cause disputes over slavery
secession of Southern states
states' rights disputes
commandedBy Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED
Jefferson Davis NERFINISHED
confederateSide Confederate States of America NERFINISHED
confederateStrength defensive strategy on home territory
initially superior military leadership
conflictType civil war
effect abolition of slavery in the United States
beginning of Reconstruction era
devastation of the Southern economy
preservation of the Union
endTime 1865
hasParticipant Confederate States Army NERFINISHED
Union Army NERFINISHED
keyTurningPoint Emancipation Proclamation NERFINISHED
Union capture of Vicksburg NERFINISHED
Union victory at Gettysburg
location Confederate States of America NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
mainTheater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED
Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED
notableBattle Appomattox Campaign NERFINISHED
Battle of Antietam NERFINISHED
Battle of Bull Run NERFINISHED
Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED
Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED
Battle of Shiloh NERFINISHED
Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED
Siege of Vicksburg NERFINISHED
notableConfederateGeneral James Longstreet NERFINISHED
Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED
Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson NERFINISHED
notableUnionGeneral George G. Meade NERFINISHED
Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED
William Tecumseh Sherman NERFINISHED
partOf American Civil War NERFINISHED
result Union victory
startTime 1861
surrenderEvent surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House
unionPolicy Anaconda Plan NERFINISHED
naval blockade of Confederate ports
unionSide United States of America NERFINISHED
unionStrength greater industrial capacity
larger population base
more extensive railroad network

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The Red Badge of Courage conflictDepicted Union Army vs Confederate Army