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  1. In the context of the American Civil War (1861–65), the border states were slave states that did not secede from the Union. They were Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri, and after 1863, the new state of West Virginia.
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    It is a popular belief that the Border States-Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia--comprised the Civil War's middle ground, a region of moderation lying between the warring North and South.
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    Border states (American Civil War) - Wikipedia

    In the American Civil War (1861–65), the border states or the Border South were four, later five, slave states in the Upper South that primarily supported the Union. They were Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri, and after 1863, the new state of West Virginia. To their north they bordered free states of the … See more

    In the border south states whose plantation economy was based around tobacco and hemp, slavery was already dying out in certain urban areas and the regions without … See more

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    Each of these five states shared a border with the free states and were aligned with the Union. All but Delaware also share borders with states that joined the Confederacy See more

    Mr. Lincoln and Freedom: Border States Archived 2010-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
    • Thomas, William G., III. “The Border South”. Southern Spaces, April 16, 2004. See more

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    Though every slave state except South Carolina contributed white battalions to both the Union and Confederate armies (South Carolina Unionists fought in units from other Union states), the split was most severe in these border southern states. Sometimes … See more

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    Though Tennessee had officially seceded and West Tennessee and Middle Tennessee had … See more

    • Brownlee, Richard S. Gray Ghosts of the Confederacy: Guerrilla Warfare in the West, 1861–1865 (1958) online
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  4. The Border States - U.S. National Park Service

    The Border States possessed human and material resources that could help either side, and with the opening shots of the war, both set out to win them over. The earliest challenge to the border states' neutrality took place in Maryland …

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    The border states during the Civil War were the slave states that didn't leave the Union. These states included Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri. West Virginia, which separated from Virginia during the war, was also considered a …

  7. Kentucky in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

    Kentucky was a southern border state of key importance in the American Civil War. It officially declared its neutrality at the beginning of the war, but after a failed attempt by Confederate General Leonidas Polk to take the state of Kentucky …

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  9. Border states (American Civil War) - Simple English …

    The Border states were those states that during the American Civil War did not leave the Union. [1] The border states were Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri. [2] After West Virginia separated from Virginia, it was also …

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  11. The Border States of the Civil War - ThoughtCo

    Nov 5, 2019 · The border states are generally considered to have been Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri. By some reckonings, Virginia was considered to have been a border state although it did eventually secede from …

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    Oct 11, 2024 · American Civil War, four-year war (1861–65) fought between the United States and 11 Southern states that seceded to form the Confederate States of America. It arose out of disputes over slavery and states’ rights.

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