Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate States of America.
Richmond
Montgomery, Alabama was a temporary capital until it later moved to Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
West Virginia split from Virginia at the start of the Civil War due to slavery, and Virginia became a part of the Confederacy while West Virginia remained in the Union.
West Virginia. It became a separate state in 1863, and re-joined he Union.
Richmond
Richmond
Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate States of America.
Montgomery, Alabama was a temporary capital until it later moved to Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate States of America.
First, I presume you're talking about Charleston, which is the capital of WV. Columbia is the capital of SC. Charleston was the capital of SC until WV became a state. In fact, Charleston was the capital of the Confederacy.
Jamestown on the James River was the capital of the Virginia colony until 1699, at which time the capital became Williamsburg.
Because, after the State of Virginia seceded on April 17, 1861, the Confederate Congress decided to transfer the Capital of the Confederacy from Montgomery to Richmond, Virginia's capital, to pay homage to the most illustrious Republic of the South, which became the symbol of the southern will to achieve its independence.
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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