[Bubba Ho-Tep]

(i.e. - they not only opposed the war, they did so vociferously)

And how do you reconcile over a million northern volunteers with this vociferous opposition? How many northerners went to fight for the south? 120,000 southerners fought for the north.

[spacecowboynj]

Well, first off, the South, being overwhelmingly rural, was not nearly as densely populated as the North. Ergo, you numbers are meaningless. It's like comparing New York and Mississippi. Hope that makes sense to you. As for volunteers in the North, I've got your volunteers right here chum:

Under the Union draft act men faced the possibility of conscription in July 1863 and in Mar., July, and Dec. 1864. Draft riots ensued, notably in New York in 1863. Of the 249,259 18-to-35-year-old men whose names were drawn, only about 6% served, the rest paying commutation or hiring a substitute.