The capital cities of the North and of the South were only 90 miles apart.Washington, D.C. was the capital of the North and Richmond, Virginia, was the capital of the South. 2. About 970,000 people died during the Civil War, almost 2/3 by disease.
The Confederate Capital Building ... Virginians offered their own state and their own capital as the seat of the Confederacy, many were eager to accept the offer.
