Union (American Civil War) - Union States

Union States

The Union states (all with their separate articles, and some cities):

  • California
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware*
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
    • Indianapolis
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky*
    • Lexington
    • Louisville
  • Maine
  • Maryland*
    • Baltimore
    • Washington, D.C
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Missouri*
    • St. Louis
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New York
    • New York City
  • Ohio
    • Cincinnati
    • Cleveland
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
    • Harrisburg
    • Philadelphia
    • Pittsburgh
  • Rhode Island
  • Vermont
  • West Virginia*
  • Wisconsin

* Border states with slavery in 1861: In Kentucky and Missouri, pro-secession "governments" declared for the South but never had significant control of the states.

West Virginia separated from Virginia and became part of the Union during the war, on June 20, 1863. Nevada also joined the Union during the war, becoming a state on October 31, 1864.

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