![]() Western countries of Virginia were anti slavery, so they seceded from the states and became their own state-> West Virginia and sided with the union. ![]() closer economic ties to free states over slate states. West Virginia - not a state in until 1861 -far fewer slaves in this region. remain in the union and controlly by union in major cities: but a large number of misorruiians fight on confederate. ultimately stays in the union Missouri: - Strategic location Govenor clebourne Jackson: pro cessision south State legislature: pro unionists -Jackson tried to recruit confederate soldiers in saint louis named camp Jackson to get confederate enlistees, and federal authorities came and occupied the confederate camp. Industrial/agricultural resources Maryland - Strategic location / split between north/south -majority oppoesd to secession - governor thomas hicks: unionists. Thirty-five thousand Kentuckians served as Confederate soldiers an estimated 125,000 Kentuckians served as Union soldiers. Henry Clay(dead) and Crittiden: advocate of the union. ![]() Kentucky - Strategic location / split between north/south - Governor Boraiah Magoffin: pro cession southern sympatisizer.
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