what were the union and confederate states during the civil war
Delaware was a border slave state that unanimously voted to stay in the Union during the Civil War. Although Delaware is the second smallest state in the United States, its population was approximately 112,216 at the beginning of the war.
The Confederacy Established. South Carolina was the first to secede, on December 20, 1860, followed by Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas. On February 8, 1861, representatives of those states announced the formation of the Confederate States of America, with its capital at Montgomery, Alabama.