Before Lincoln took office on March 4, 1861, Seven Southern states seceded from the Union:
# South Carolina on December 20, 1860 # Mississippi on January 9, 1861 # Florida on January 10, 1861 # Alabama on January 11, 1861 # Georgia on January 19, 1861 # Louisiana on January 26, 1861 # Texas on February 1, 1861
After the beginning of the war and the attack on Fort Sumter (April 12, 1861), four more states declared secession:
# Virginia on April 17, 1861 # Arkansas on May 6, 1861 # Tennessee on May 7, 1861 # North Carolina on May 20, 1861
Jefferson Davis served as President of the Confederate States throughout the Civil War.
The United States of America fought the Confederate States of America in the Civil war.
The Capitol of the Confederate States of America was in Richmond, Virgina
Lincoln was president for us andjeferson Davis for the confederate states
The civil war was the name of the war?
The Confederate States of America or Confederacy
Richmond was the capital of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
Jefferson Davis served as President of the Confederate States throughout the Civil War.
The Civil War was a war between the Confederate States of America and the Union. So, the Confederate states were important because they were one of the two warring countries.
Confederate States of America
During the US Civil War, the mutual combatants' armies were named the Union Army and the Confederate States Army.
The Confederate States were the reason for the war. The war was them versus the United States government.
The name of the Confederate Army Leader during the United States Civil War was Robert E. Lee. The civil war took place from the years 1861 until the year of 1865.
The United States of America fought the Confederate States of America in the Civil war.
Jefferdon Davis was President of the Confederate States of America
The Capitol of the Confederate States of America was in Richmond, Virgina
Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate States of America.