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title: "Why did people that lived in one of the border states join the union army in the beginning of the civil war?"  
description: "Why did people that lived in one of the border states join the union army in the beginning of the civil war?"  
author: "Akash Ahlawat"  
published: 2018-10-28  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51327/why-did-people-that-lived-in-one-of-the-border-states-join-the-union-army-in-the-beginning-of-the-civil-war  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why did people that lived in one of the border states join the union army in the beginning of the civil war?

Why did [people](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2295/more-people-need-to-monitor-this-crucial-metric-for-heart-health) that lived in one of the [border states](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41636/how-did-abraham-lincoln-help-ensure-that-border-states-supported-the-union) [join](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/35/join-in-sql-server) the [union](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1510/union-example-in-sql-server) army in the beginning of the [civil war](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/83418/is-india-heading-towards-civil-war)?\
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Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51327/why-did-people-that-lived-in-one-of-the-border-states-join-the-union-army-in-the-beginning-of-the-civil-war

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