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They said the original United States had been formed voluntarily, and that the member-states were free to quit the Union if they wanted.
The capital of the Confederate States of America was moved from Montgomery, Alabama to Richmond, Virginia, in May 1861.
The four states that seceded after the fall of Fort Sumter were: Virginia, April 17th,1861 Arkansas, May 6th 1861 Tennessee, May 6th, 1861 North Carolina, May 20th, 1861.
ALL of the southern states seceded from the union. It is unclear which 7 states you refer to.South Carolina on 20 December 1860 Mississippi on 9 January 1861. Florida on 10 January 1861. Alabama on 11 January 1861. Georgia on 19 January 1861. Louisiana on 26 January 1861. Texas Tennessee
There were 19 states in the Union.
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Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland would have been considered upper south states in 1861.
the border states in 1861 were Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.
They said the original United States had been formed voluntarily, and that the member-states were free to quit the Union if they wanted.
There were 48 states.
Jefferson Davis was elected president of the confederate states in 1861
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)
Until just before the civil war in 1861 California and Oregon were not even states. They came in to the union as free states.
* 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) * Arkansas (May 6, 1861), * North Carolina (May 20, 1861) * Tennessee (June 8, 1861).
No states joined the Confederacy during the month of March 1861. Seven states joined the Confederacy prior to March 1861 and four more after that.
The capital of the Confederate States of America was moved from Montgomery, Alabama to Richmond, Virginia, in May 1861.
The states of the upper South, such as Virginia and Tennessee seceded from the United States in 1861.