At the start of the war there was 1,016 miles of railroad and it began to drop as the war wore on since both sides began to destroy the tracks. In 1862 there were 720 miles, 1863 574 miles, 1864 947 miles, 1865 819 miles of track. Only in 1866 did the miles of track at 1404 become larger than before the war. By 1879 there was 5,006 miles of track.
no because if the union army knew about the underground railroad back the it wouldn't be a very succesful operation.
He served as a Chaplin in the Union Army.
Grant was a Civil War General and president.
Yes, the state of Illinois was important to the Civil War for several reasons. 1) it supplied the Union army with a great deal of grain, meat and other victuals. 2) It provided railroad and river transportation through the city of Cairo which was absolutely vital to the Union Victory in the West. 3) It was the base for Abraham Lincoln, for whose stalwart and brilliant leadership was instrumental for the outcome of the war and 4) for the many regiments it supplied to the Army of the Ohio, the Army of the Tennessee and the Army of the Cumberland. Of these the 9th Illinois,36th Illinois, 55th Illinois and the 93rd Illinois were noted for their effectiveness, bravery, and sacrifice.
superintendent of the union army
no because if the union army knew about the underground railroad back the it wouldn't be a very succesful operation.
The Confederate Army provided reinforcements via railroad, thus overwhelming the Union Army.
When the Civil War started, there were only about 16,000 men in the Union army.
The Northern, or Union Army
Harriet Tubman
He served as a Chaplin in the Union Army.
The Union Army was the Northern army during the American Civil War. The Union Army fought and defeated the Confederate States (Southern) Army in 1865.
The confederate army and the union army.
The Union army (or armies)
Grant was commander of the union army.
Confederate army was the name. They were also called Rebels too.
The union, which is the north. the south were gray.