On April 16,1862, to effectively cope with the enormous superiority in numbers the northern population could put at disposal of the Union armies, the Confederate Congress passed the first Law on Conscription ever voted in America. Several amendments were approved on September 27, 1862, followed by the presidential proclamation. Based upon these acts, all free males aged from 18 and 45 years were mobilized for the military service in the Confederate Army.
In the April 1861 the battle of Fort Sumter led to the Union's surrender of the fort to Confederate forces.
President Woodrow Wilson asking Congress to declare war on Germany on April 2, 1917. On April 6, 1917, the United States Congress declared war upon the German Empire; on April 2, President Woodrow Wilson had asked a special joint session of Congress for this declaration.
The Confederate general who gave the order to open fire on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, was Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard. He commanded the Confederate forces in Charleston, South Carolina, and initiated the attack, marking the beginning of the American Civil War. Beauregard's decision to fire on the fort was a strategic move to assert Confederate control over the area.
Fort Sumter, South Carolina was attacked by Confederate forces on April 12th, 1861, effectively starting the American Civil War.
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A law introducing Conscription.
The Militia Act of 1862 gave the President the power to draft 300,000 militiamen for up to 9 months. The threat of a draft was hoped to increase enlistments.
Until the secession of Virginia declared on April 17,1861, the Confederate capital city was Montgomery, Alabama. Thereafter, on May 29, 1861 the Confederate Congress decided to transfer the capital from Montgomery to Richmond to honor the State that gave birth to Washington, Jefferson and Patrick Henry.
Until the secession of Virginia declared on April 17,1861, the Confederate capital city was Montgomery, Alabama. Thereafter, on May 29, 1861 the Confederate Congress decided to transfer the capital from Montgomery to Richmond to honor the State that gave birth to Washington, Jefferson and Patrick Henry.
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.
April 12, 1861
The first capital of the Confederate States of America was Montgomery, Alabama. It was moved to Richmond, Virginia on May 29, 1861, one month into the actual war. When Richmond fell on April 2, 1865, government officials met in Danville, Virginia from April 3 to April 10, the day after Robert E. Lee's surrender.The last actual meeting of the Confederate Congress was in March, 1865.
April 9, 1865
December 1860 - April 1861
The war between the states actually began on April 133, 1861 when the Confederate troops bombarded Fort Sumter. The outcome was a victory for the Confederate Army.
Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate States of America. Richmond was captured by the Union forces on April 2, 1865.
Fort Sumter in April of 1861, refused to surrender to Confederate forces. As a result of this, Rebel artillery fired the first shots at the fort on April 12, 1861. The Confederate General PT Beauregard was commanded to begin the bombardment of Fort Sumter by Confederate President Jefferson Davis.