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The Confederate States of America was formed in February 1861 by seven states which had seceded from the Union.
Texas seceded from the Union on February 1, 1861. It was among the first seven states that formed the Confederate States of America.
Seven states seceded by February 1861: * South Carolina (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 troops, four more states seceded: * Virginia (April 17, 1861) * Arkansas (May 6, 1861) * North Carolina (May 20 1861) * Tennessee (June 8 1861)
The seven Southern states called themselves the Confederate States of America. The Confederate States of America existed from 1861 to 1865.
During the Civil War era in American history, the secession of most of the Southern states occurred from December 1860 to February 1861, when seven states seceded from the Union. Four more states seceded after formal hostilities broke out in early April 1861.
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The only state that had seceded from the Union in 1860 was South Carolina on December 20, 1860. Here is a list of the states that seceded. * South Carolina - 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 * Virginia - April 17, 1861; ratified by voters May 23, 1861 * Arkansas - May 6, 1861 * Tennessee - May 7, 1861; ratified by voters June 8, 1861 * North Carolina - May 20, 1861
The Southern states seceded from December of 1860 to April of 1861.
The states of the upper South, such as Virginia and Tennessee seceded from the United States in 1861.