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In order of secession from the Union, the states which became the Confederate States of America (aka CSA aka "the Confederacy") were:
1. South Carolina (December 20, 1860)
2. Mississippi (January 9, 1861)
3. Florida (January 10)
4. Alabama (January 11)
5. Georgia (January 19)
6. Louisiana (January 26)
7. Texas (February 1; referendum February 23)
8. Virginia (April 17; referendum May 23, 1861)
9. Arkansas (May 6)
10. Tennessee (May 7; referendum June 8)
11. North Carolina (May 20)
Note that the attack by South Carolina forces on Ft. Sumter started April 12 of 1861 and Lincoln's call for 75,000 volunteers to serve for 3 months to suppress the insurrection occurred 3 days later on April 15, 1861. It was only after that request for forces that Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina voted to secede from the Union
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What is the name of the group of states that fought the union in the civil war?
The official name was the Confederate States of America. You'll sometimes see them referred to as the Confederates, the Confederacy, or more generically "the South".
What was the nickname of the south during the Civil War?
The nickname for the South during the U.S. civil was was: -The Rebels or -Johnny Rebel or -The confederacy The official South color was Grey. But they were low on supplies so the Southern soldiers really just wore anything that they had. The official name for the South during the U.S. Civil War was the C.S.A or Confederate States of America. : )
How many soildeirs fought for the confederacy in the civil war?
About 250,000 Confederates fought in the Civil War
Who fought for the Union during the Civil War?
The Civil War was fought because a group of states in the southern US wanted to split away and form a new nation that would be run the way they wanted. The 11 Southern states the broke away (or seceded) were known as the Confederate States. The Union were the remaining states within the United States that fought to keep the southern states as part of the country.
Which two sides fought in the American Civil War?
The two sides that fought in the Civil War were called The Union and the Confederacy. The Union was primarily located in the Northeast United States and wanted to keep the Southern states in the Union. Later in the war they would support the emancipation of the slaves The Confederacy was located in the South and support secession from the Union and the continuation of slavery.
What were the states called that fought for the south?
The Confederate States of America (or The Confederacy).
Who fought in the first Battle of Bull Run?
The United States fought the CSA Confederacy
What was the name of the confederacy?
the name of the confederacy was "Delegates of the States" well actually that was the name of the confederacy under the articles of confederation. we're talking a whole different war. not the civil war, but the revolutionary war. the confederates fought the British and them came up with their own name. the second Confederacy was called the confederates. know your history before you post it!!
What is the name of the group of states that fought the union in the civil war?
The official name was the Confederate States of America. You'll sometimes see them referred to as the Confederates, the Confederacy, or more generically "the South".
What the union?
The states that remained part of the United States and fought the Confederacy during the Civil War.
What was the official name of the confederacy?
The official name of the "Confederacy" was the "Confederate States of America".
What is the full name of the confederacy?
The Slave Holding States of the Confederacy.
How many Unions fought in the civil war?
One, the union of states known as the United States of America. The Unite States fought against the Confederacy known as The Confederate States of America.
Why is the north army called the union army?
They fought for the United States (the Union) as opposed to the Confederate States (Confederacy.)
What was the name of the South States?
The confederacy.
What is a name for an alliance of independent states?
Confederacy.
What was the name of the Southern states after they seceded?
It was called the Confederacy. And The confederacy's President was Jefferson Davis.
