Confederate States of America

Jefferson Davis

Tennessee was the last state to withdraw from the Union, after a statewide referendum on June 8, 1861. On July 24, 1866 Tennessee became the first Confederate state to be readmitted into the Union.

Yes.

But they cut the wires whenever the Union armies invaded.

That was why Sherman's whole army was incommunicado for five weeks in the crossing of Georgia.

Political upheaval made the American colonies want to revolutionize and leave Britain.

In virtually every way important to waging a war. Much higher population,industrial base with which to produce weapons and equipment,much more extensive railroad system for transport of troops and equipment,an established Navy for controlling traffic on the seas,and bombardment of coastal forts. The area that comes to mind where the North did not have advantage was in the fighting spirit of the individual soldiers.

The economy decreased greatly due to the lack of new slaves, and the trade blockade by the North. Also, as a large number of the South's men became soldiers, they no longer contributed to the civilian workforce.

Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia, was elected Vice President of The Confederacy when Jefferson Davis was elected President in 1861 and served until the end of the war in 1865. Prior to this service, Stephens had been admitted to the Bar in 1834; he was elected to the US Congress in 1843 as a member of the Whig Party and served in that position until the election of 1858.

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In February, 1861 Montgomery, Alabama became the first capital city of the Confederate States of America. The capital was moved from Montgomery, Alabama to Richmond, Virginia, in May 1861. It served as the capital from May 29, 1861 to April 2, 1865, when it was captured by Union forces. When Richmond fell to the Federal army in 1865, the Confederate government travelled to Danville, Virginia. Danville was the seat of the Confederate government for only eight days, April 3-10, 1865. On April 9, 1865 Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, bringing an end to the Civil War after four years of battle.

Robert E. Lee was the General leading the Confederate Army at Gettysburg. Under Robert Lee was Lt. Gen. James Longstreet of the First Army Corps. Under him was Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws, he commanded McLaws' Division.

Brigade Commanders:

Kershaw Brigade

J.B. Kershaw

Barsdale's Brigade

William Barksdale

Semmes' Brigade

P. J. Semmes

Wofford's Brigade

W.T. Wofford

Artillery

Col. H.C. Cabell

Pickett's Division comes next.

Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett Commanding.

Garnett's Brigade

R. B. Garnett

Kemper's Brigade

J.L. Kemper

Armistead's Brigade

L.A. Armistead

Artillery

Maj. James Dearing

Hood's Division

Maj. Gen. John B. Hood

Law's Brigade

E. M. Law

Robertson's Brigade

J. B. Robertson

Anderson's Brigade

George t. Anderson

Benning's Brigade

Henry L. Benning

Artillery

Maj. M. W. Henry

Artillery Reserve

Col. J. B. Walton

Alexander's Battalion

Col. E. P. Alexander

Washington (Louisiana) Artillery

Maj. B. F. Eshleman

Based on the election of Abraham Lincoln to the US presidency, South Carolina left the Union on December 20, 1860.

The date of the first conscription law passed in the United States was April 16, 1862. The law was passed by the Confederate Congress, however, the US never recognized the Confederacy. By US law the Confederate states were US states in rebellion. Therefore, it can be said the date mentioned above is correct.

Yes. General Lee surrendered the huge Army of Northern Virginia, April 9, 1865. Several smaller groups surrendered later in April and May. The Confederate capital of Richmond fell in April and the leaders surrendered. A few Confederate areas were not occupied by Union troops by the end of the war, notably in North Carolina, Alabama, and Mississippi, plus portions of Arkansas and Texas. However, all of the state governments agreed to terms with the Federal government and were restored to the Union over the next few years.

The Army of Northern Virginia at the time of the surrender had been worn down, and one could hardly call it huge, with only around 27,000 effective soldiers at the time of the surrender, as opposed to nearly 120,000 Union troops. At no time during the war was Lee's army as large as his opponent's, sometimes being outnumbered better than two to one.

Delivery of war supplies and delegating certain space for commercial uses.

That is as far into enemy territory as the South ever got.

To name a major one, the South was mainly agricultural, and didn't have industry behind it like the North did. This meant that, while soldiers from the North were provided for (meaning uniforms, weapons, etc.) by the common workers back home, the Southern soldiers had to fend for themselves. Also, the South had a great disadvantage of numbers, having only 11 states while the North had 23. In addition to that, most of the South's population was made up of slaves who were not allowed to fight and were forced to work at home. These are only a few, but I hope they help!

There were eleven states that seceded from the Union to form the Confederate States of America. they were the following; South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee.

November 6, 1860 Lincoln Elected

Original 7 State to secede from the union

December 20, 1860 South Caraliona votes to secede

January 9, 1861 Mississippi votes to secede

January 10, 1861 Florida votes to secede

January 11, 1861 Alabama votes to secede

January 19, 1861 Georgia votes to secede

January 26, 1861 Louisiana votes to secede

February 1, 1861 Texas votes to secede

The Union soldiers normally just referred to them rebels. As the Confederates called the union soldiers Yankees. They were also called rebs and yanks. Confederate soldiers were also called greyback (because of the color of their uniform), Johnny Reb, Johnny, or just plain Reb. Confederate guerrillas were called bushwhackers.

Abraham Lincoln for the Union; Jefferson Davis for the Confederacy

With all certainty, the CSS Alabama was the most successful Confederate warship. The ship came into being through the efforts of the Confederate Secretary of War, Mallory. He sent former US Naval officer James D. Bulloch to England to purchase the construction of two light wooden cruisers the CSS Florida and the CSS Alabama.

The Alabama was captained by a former US Naval officer, Raphael Semmes. In a two year period, the CSS Alabama sunk 65 Union ships. In 1864, the ship engaged in battle the USS Kearsage, and lost the battle, ending her terror on Union shipping.

The CSA is the abbreviation for the Confederate States of America.

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On paper, Jefferson Davis had all the credentials to be the political leader of the Confederacy. He was intelligent, and before graduating from West Point, he had attended Transylvania University, ( the school exists today )

Davis had a protracted tenure in public service in both the legislative and executive branches of the US government. He was perfectly at home in Washington DC and later in Richmond. He had been elected to the House of Representatives and later to the US Senate. He had also served for a term as the US Secretary of War. He also had earned a reputation of being a man of courage.

His weakness was to be slow in delegating power and his interference in military matters that would have best been handled by a top general.