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The Confederate Capital moved from Montgomery, Alabama to Richmond, Virginia as a condition for Virginia's session from the union. In the last days of the war, when General Grant's army entered Richmond, Jefferson Davis moved the Capital from Richmond to Danville, Virginia.
South of the city of Richmond, VA. (the capital of the Confederacy) was the city of Fredericksburg. General Grant had to go through Fredericksburg before he could get to Richmond.
The Confederacy moved its capital from Alabama to Richmond, Virginia. It remained there for the better part of the Civil War. Much to the concern of Lincoln as he could not understand why the Army of the Potomac could not capture it earlier. Richmond is a stone's throw away from Washington DC.
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Richmond, Virginia The first capital was in Montgomery in Alabama (until May 1861). When Richmond fell in 1865, the capital was briefly in Danville, VA. (April 1865)
Montgomery, AL was the first capital of the Confederate States of America (February to May 1861).Richmond, VA was chosen as the new capital, partly as a means of convincing the state of Virginia to join the CSA. It served as the capital from May 29, 1861 to April 2, 1865, when it was captured by Union forces.Danville, VA was the unofficial capital from April 3 to April 10, 1865, as Confederate leaders fled from Richmond. After Robert E. Lee surrendered his army at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, no effective government existed.
Montgomery, AL was the first capital of the Confederate States of America (February to May 1861).Richmond, VA was chosen as the new capital, partly as a means of convincing the state of Virginia to join the CSA. It served as the capital from May 29, 1861 to April 2, 1865, when it was captured by Union forces.Danville, VA was the unofficial capital from April 3 to April 10, 1865, as Confederate leaders fled from Richmond. After Robert E. Lee surrendered his army at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, no effective government existed.
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The Confederate Capital moved from Montgomery, Alabama to Richmond, Virginia as a condition for Virginia's session from the union. In the last days of the war, when General Grant's army entered Richmond, Jefferson Davis moved the Capital from Richmond to Danville, Virginia.
South of the city of Richmond, VA. (the capital of the Confederacy) was the city of Fredericksburg. General Grant had to go through Fredericksburg before he could get to Richmond.
There are race tracks in Richmond,Va that include the Richmond International Raceway and Colonial Downs. Most of the tracks in Richmond,Va are very close to each other.