How many soldiers served in the Union and Confederate armies?

According to the American Research Data Base there were 2,822,689 soldiers in the Union armed forces. The Confederate figures show 1,435,623 combatants. New York supplied 401,220 troops to the Union cause while Virginia provided 214,185 to the Southern cause.

Records indicate that 189,879 African Americans served in the army and navy. More.

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