Union Army
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land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- Type
- Army
- Size
- 2,128,948 (700,000 peak)
- Part of
- U.S. Department of War
- Colors
- Dark Blue
- March
- Battle Hymn of the Republic
- Commander in chief
- President Abraham Lincoln (1861–1865), President Andrew Johnson (1865)
- Commanding general
- MG Winfield Scott (1841–1861), MG George B. McClellan (1861–1862), MG Henry W. Halleck (1862–1864), GA Ulysses S. Grant (1864–1869)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- army
- Country
- United States
- Founded by
- Abraham Lincoln
- Headquarters
- Washington, D.C.
- Parent organization
- United States Department of War
- Employees
- 2128948
- Conflict
- American Civil War
- Image
- Armed Civil War Soldier from the 186th New York Volunteers.jpg
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- Commons category
- Union Army
- topic's main category
- Category:Union army
- allegiance
- United States
- inception
- 1861-02-28
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1865-05-26
- commanded by
- Andrew Johnson
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Encyclopedic overview
During the American Civil War, the United States Army, the land force that fought to preserve the collective Union of the states, was often referred to as the Union army, Federal army, or Northern army. It proved essential to the restoration and preservation of the United States as a working, viable republic.
The Union army was made up of the permanent regular army of the United States, but further fortified, augmented, and strengthened by the many temporary units of dedicated volunteers, as well as including those who were drafted in to service as conscripts. To this end, the Union army fought and ultimately triumphed over the efforts of the Confederate States Army.
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