Union Army Contributions as a Percent of the 1860 Population
A breakdown of about 2.1 million soldiers contributed by each loyal state and the District of Columbia during the Civil War as a percent of the 1860 U.S. Census population
A breakdown of about 2.1 million soldiers contributed by each loyal state and the District of Columbia during the Civil War as a percent of the 1860 U.S. Census population
By Evan Phifer, with images from the Dave Mark Collection As the Army of Northern Virginia threatened Union soil in September 1862, two federal soldiers appeared on the doorstep of