Union (United States)

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The Union (United States) was the federal government and Northern states that opposed the seceding Confederacy during the American Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf belligerent in war
political entity
side in a civil war
alliance United States federal government NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs United States of America NERFINISHED
the North NERFINISHED
the Union NERFINISHED
capital Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED
commanderInChief Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED
conflict American Civil War
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
endTime 1865
executiveBody United States federal government NERFINISHED
goal defeat of the Confederacy
preservation of the United States
restoration of federal authority over seceded states
hasPart Union Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED
Union Army of the Tennessee NERFINISHED
headOfGovernment Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED
Andrew Johnson NERFINISHED
headOfState Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED
Andrew Johnson NERFINISHED
ideology anti-secessionism
unionism
included Union territories
border states
free states
loyal slave states
judicialBody Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED
language English
legalBasis United States Constitution NERFINISHED
legislativeBody United States Congress
militaryBranch Union Army NERFINISHED
Union Marines NERFINISHED
Union Navy NERFINISHED
notableEvent Appomattox Campaign NERFINISHED
Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED
Siege of Vicksburg NERFINISHED
notableLeader George G. Meade NERFINISHED
Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED
William Tecumseh Sherman NERFINISHED
opposed Confederacy NERFINISHED
Confederate States of America NERFINISHED
partOf United States of America
surface form: United States
result Union victory in the American Civil War
abolition of slavery in the United States
preservation of the United States as a single nation
startTime 1861
timePeriod American Civil War era NERFINISHED
usedCurrency United States dollar NERFINISHED

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Savannah Campaign hasBelligerent Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States (Union)
9th U.S. Cavalry Regiment allegiance Union (United States)
Battle of Big Black River Bridge belligerent Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States (Union)
Battle of Pittsburg Landing belligerent Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States (Union)
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain belligerent Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States (Union)
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House belligerent Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States of America (Union)
Battle of the Wilderness belligerent Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States (Union)
Battle of Marianna belligerent Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States (Union)
Richmond–Petersburg Campaign belligerent Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States (Union)
Battle of South Mountain belligerent Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States (Union)
Battle of Shepherdstown belligerent Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States (Union)
Seal of the State of Oregon hasMotto Union (United States)
this entity surface form: The Union
Battle of Champion Hill belligerent Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States (Union)
Battle of Peebles' Farm belligerent Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States (Union)
Second Battle of Petersburg combatant Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States (Union)
Battle of Boydton Plank Road belligerent Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States (Union)
Battle of White Oak Road belligerent Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States (Union)
Battle of Hatcher's Run belligerent Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States of America (Union)
Third Battle of Petersburg belligerent Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States (Union)
Battle of Dinwiddie Court House belligerent Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States (Union)
Battle of Five Forks belligerent Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States (Union)
Battle of Amelia Springs combatant Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States (Union)
Battle of Sailor’s Creek belligerent Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States (Union)
Battle of Appomattox Station belligerent Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States (Union)
Union Parish, Louisiana namedFor Union (United States)
this entity surface form: Union (the United States)
Battle of Garnett’s and Golding’s Farm belligerent Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States (Union)
Battle of Glendale belligerent Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States of America (Union)
Darius N. Couch allegiance Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States (Union)
Battle of Oak Grove belligerent Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States (Union)
Battle of Beaver Dam Creek belligerent Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States (Union)
Battle of the Weldon Railroad belligerent Union (United States)
this entity surface form: United States (Union)
Battle of Appomattox Court House combatantSide Union (United States)
this entity surface form: Union States of America