The Civil War, 1861 to 1865

The Civil War, state by state

Regiments were raised locally, and each carried the identity of its home state. Uncover the 6,075 regiments raised across 34 states, from the Confederate heartland to the wholly Union North and the border states that split down the middle.

The Confederate states

These states raised their regiments overwhelmingly for the Confederacy. Their units are the core of the Southern armies that fought from First Manassas to Appomattox.

Virginia
524 regiments raised
519 Confederate · 5 Union
Alabama
376 regiments raised
371 Confederate · 5 Union
Georgia
359 regiments raised
358 Confederate · 1 Union
Mississippi
331 regiments raised
330 Confederate · 1 Union
Texas
314 regiments raised
309 Confederate · 5 Union
Tennessee
301 regiments raised
263 Confederate · 38 Union
Louisiana
274 regiments raised
263 Confederate · 9 Union · 2 USCT
Arkansas
265 regiments raised
255 Confederate · 10 Union
South Carolina
238 regiments raised
237 Confederate · 1 USCT
North Carolina
225 regiments raised
221 Confederate · 4 Union
Florida
51 regiments raised
48 Confederate · 3 Union

The border states

Divided in loyalty, these states sent men to both armies. Neighbor fought neighbor, and the same county could raise regiments for the Union and the Confederacy alike.

Missouri
549 regiments raised
309 Confederate · 239 Union · 1 USCT
Kentucky
163 regiments raised
77 Confederate · 86 Union
Maryland
47 regiments raised
14 Confederate · 33 Union

The Union states

These states raised their regiments for the United States. Their volunteers filled the armies of the Potomac, the Cumberland, and the Tennessee.

New York
407 regiments raised
407 Union
Ohio
298 regiments raised
298 Union
Pennsylvania
289 regiments raised
288 Union · 1 USCT
Illinois
196 regiments raised
196 Union
Indiana
190 regiments raised
190 Union
Massachusetts
153 regiments raised
149 Union · 4 USCT
Wisconsin
72 regiments raised
72 Union
Iowa
62 regiments raised
62 Union
Michigan
59 regiments raised
59 Union
New Jersey
57 regiments raised
57 Union
Maine
52 regiments raised
52 Union
Connecticut
35 regiments raised
34 Union · 1 USCT
Kansas
32 regiments raised
32 Union
West Virginia
29 regiments raised
29 Union
New Hampshire
26 regiments raised
26 Union
New Mexico
26 regiments raised
26 Union
Vermont
23 regiments raised
23 Union
Minnesota
19 regiments raised
19 Union
Rhode Island
18 regiments raised
18 Union
Delaware
15 regiments raised
15 Union

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