John Edgar Slow Horses
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Of course it does. AI: "During the American Civil War, a significant number of Northern Democrats supported the Union cause and actively participated in the conflict. These Democrats were known as War Democrats. Let’s delve into the details:Hundreds of Thousands?
I know that there were some Northern Democrats who supported the Union and the war. That does not translate into "hundreds of thousands" of them actually fighting the war.
War Democrats: These individuals backed the continued prosecution of the war and remained loyal to the Union after the South seceded. While they supported the war effort, they sometimes objected to Republican economic policies and President Abraham Lincoln’s actions related to civil rights. In the 1864 presidential election, War Democrats joined forces with Republicans to form the Union Party, which nominated Lincoln for president and selected War Democrat Andrew Johnson as his running mate1.12.