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Richmond, Virgina. However when the Confederacy was first created, Montgomery, Alabama, became the capitol on February 4th, 1861. However, Virginia Joined the Confederacy, and the capitol was moved to Richmond on May 23rd, 1861 by provisional Confederate President Jefferson Davis, where it remained until it came under Federal control, at which point the Confederate government relocated to Danville, VA in 1865 under pressure of the encroaching Northern army.
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∙ 8y agoDuring the US Civil War, the US capital was Washington DC. For a time the city was in danger. This was because the slave state of Maryland, although still in the US might have seceded to the Confederacy. If this happened the city would be surrounded by Confederate states and be forced to relocate.
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∙ 13y agoWashington, DC, same as today. When the US was created, Philadelphia, PA was the first capital, but by the time of the Civil War Washington had been the US capital for many years.
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because they had a civil war in the capital
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Abraham Lincoln was the President of the US during the Civil War.
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No during the Civil War Alaska was a Russian Colony.
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West Virginia and Nevada both entered the US during the Civil War.
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In the US, the most important document issued during the Civil War was the Emancipation Proclamation.
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The US capitol now and during the US Civil War was Washington DC.
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Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate States of America during the U.S. Civil War.
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Washington, DC
Capital of the US during the Civil War?
Washington,DC
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It remained in Washington, DC.
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Washington DCWashington D.C.
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Washington DC
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It remained in Washington, DC.
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From 9 September 1791, the seat of the national capital of the US has been Washinton DC. And, so it was during the American Civil War.
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What was the US capital during civil war?
Washington DC. was the capital of the USA, before, during and after the Civil War (1861 to 185). Richmond, VA was the capital of the Confederates States until it was overrun by General Grant's soldiers in 1865, a few weeks before the war ended.
During civil war time where was the capital of the US?
The Capital of the United States was located in Washington DC at that time, and still is today.
