Armed Forces and Units
Union Army
Also Known As United States Army (Civil War)
Modern
The Union Army was the land force that fought to preserve the United States during the American Civil War, combining the permanent regular army with volunteer and conscripted units. Roughly 2.1 million men served in its ranks, and under Ulysses S. Grant's overall command it won the war in 1865. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Force Typestanding army with volunteer and conscripted units 1 Founded Year Force Type
Force Type (category) Connections
Associated With
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Source Wikipedia: Springfield Model 1861
Battles and Wars Led
Source Wikipedia: Ulysses S. Grant
Fought In
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Has Member
Derived from entity-description (backfill w-bfill-g2-0924): "served as Commanding General of the Union Army"
Operates
Source Wikipedia: Colt Army Model 1860
Source Wikipedia: Gatling Gun
Source Wikipedia: Grenade
Source Wikipedia: Lefaucheux M1858
Source Wikipedia: Springfield Model 1861
Source Wikipedia: Springfield Model 1863
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Wikipedia: Ulysses S. Grant
Wikipedia: Springfield Model 1861
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Union (American Civil War)
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Wikipedia: Springfield Model 1863
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Union (American Civil War)
Wikipedia: Colt Army Model 1860
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Union (American Civil War)
Wikipedia: Gatling Gun
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One of the best-known early rapid-firearms, the Gatling gun saw occasional use by the Union Army during the American Civil War, which was the first time it was employed in combat.
Wikipedia: Grenade
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About 93,200 Ketchum grenades were procured by the Union Army throughout the American Civil war; those weapons were used in the sieges of Vicksburg, Port Hudson and Petersburg.
Wikipedia: Lefaucheux M1858
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These guns were replaced as soon as Colt or Remington cap and ball revolvers were available: an inventory conducted in the spring of 1864 revealed that only 125 were still in service with the Union Army.
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