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In other words they probably believed in states’ rights,” Plumer said. “They were motivated by being self-governed.

There were more than 2,000 Delawareans who had a connection to the Confederacy. WHYY thanks our sponsors - become a WHYY sponsor “Delaware was one of the 15 southern states.” “When the war began they were actually forming militias in the southern part of the state to serve the south,” said Jeff Plumer of the Confederate Grays Camp 468. “Everyone likes to say Delaware is a Yankee state, and northern state,” Plumer said. Just outside of Georgetown in Sussex County there’s a monument dedicated to those willing to fight for the south. Even though Delaware kept slavery legal, its history as an escape route for slaves is is remembered in the city at sites like Tubman-Garrett Park, named in honor of Harriet Tubman and Wilmington’s Underground Railroad stationmaster Thomas Garrett.įurther south, the Confederate side is remembered. “Delaware is one of four slave states to have remained in the Union,” said University of Delaware history professor Jonathan Russ. As the last stop on the Underground Railroad, Wilmington was the gateway to freedom for slaves trying to escape. There are strong symbols representing Delaware’s divided status during the Civil War. Northern Delaware was home to industrial giants like DuPont, while southern Delaware’s economy was dominated by agriculture. The state was somewhat divided in its loyalties with the northern part of the state closely connected with the Union and the southern portion more aligned with the Confederacy. A look back at the First State’s role in the Civil War as the landmark Ken Burns documentary series returns to the airwaves.ĭelaware mirrored the nation during the Civil War.