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In US Civil War
What states were the Confederate States of America?
The Confederacy There were 11 states that formally seceded from theUnion and joined the Confederate States of America. Seven stateshad seceded by February 1861: * South Carol…ina (December 20, 1860) * Mississippi (January 9, 1861) * Florida (January 10, 1861) * Alabama (January 11, 1861) * Georgia (January 19, 1861) * Louisiana (January 26, 1861) * Texas (February 1, 1861) After Lincoln called for 75,000 troops to enforce federal laws, andto serve for only 90 days after four more states seceded: * Virginia (April 17, 1861) * there was also a rump Uniongovernment of Virginia * Arkansas (May 6, 1861) * North Carolina (May 20, 1861) * Tennessee (June 8, 1861) The state of Virginia changed its status from neutral to aConfederate state, and Richmond became the capital of theConfederacy. ----- Kentucky and Missouri had rival governments. The Confederacyclaimed them but the Federal Government never regarded them asseceded. ------ The CSA also claimed control over the following states andterritories without official secession (border states often hadseparate Union and Confederate governments) : Arizona (Confederate territory) Delaware Indian territories (Oklahoma) Maryland New Mexico (territory) The 11 Confederate states of America are Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas. (MORE)
