Confederate States of America

Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate States of America.

One of the most well known generals was Robert E. Lee.

Another famous Confederate general was Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.

There were plenty of other generals, but we typically don't learn all of their names, just as with any other war.

After Abraham Lincoln was elected, the South was enraged. They thought that Abraham Lincoln would end slavery, something that was heavily done in the South. That is why they formed the Confederate States of America.

The Confederate Secretary of the Navy was Stephen Mallory, of Florida. He had been a US Senator for a long time before the war and was a long time member of the Naval Affairs Committee of the US Senate. Because nobody else in the Confederate government was too interested in the Navy, Mallory had a free hand. He was a great innovator, and much of the success and the bold innovations adopted by the Confederate Navy were attributable to him. Confederate law initially did not provide for any officer of higher rank than naval captain, through eventually four admirals were authorized by law. None of these served as overall naval commander, that function in most respects being exercised by Mallory. Officers of both the "old army" and the "old (US) navy" had been promised the same rank they held if they resigned at the start of the war. This left Mallory contending with a large number of senior officers too old to go to sea. Mallory fought for and obtained from the Confederate congress legislation providing for promotion based on merit. One of the officers who became a Confederate Rear Admiral was Raphael Semmes, who had earned a worldwide reputation commanding the CSS Alabama. Late in the war Semmes simultaneously held a commission as a brigadier general in the army, the only American to ever hold flag rank in both services. James D. Bulloch was the Confederate Navy's purchasing agent in Europe, where he oversaw the acquisition and outfitting of the several fast commerce raiders which caused such havoc (CSS Alabama, CSS Florida, CSS Shenandoah). Bulloch was the uncle of Theodore Roosevelt, and the great-uncle of Eleanor Roosevelt.

The Confederacy named moderate Jefferson Davis its president.

South Carolina seceded from the Union on 20 December 1860 and later joined with six other states to form the CSA in February 1861.

During the first 18 months of the US Civil War, Confederate President Jefferson Davis faced the problem of balancing the conflicting opinions and criticisms of Southern leadership. One group of Southerners believed that Davis' strategy of staying too long on the defensive was causing Southern territory to be occupied by Union forces. This group demanded that offensive strategy against the North would curtail Northern victories in the South. Davis' problem, among many others, were to balance the idea of concentrating Southern forces to create an offensive and at the same time to prevent Union incursions on Southern territory. Davis had to balance these conflicting forces in his own "nation".

The Confederacy named moderate Jefferson Davis its president.

The Confederates did not need to fire on Fort Sumter. Their impatience and short sightedness, caused them it engage in the conflict. The South was not ready to fight a war of independence in April of 1861 and should have refrained from giving US President Lincoln grounds for calling up 75,000 volunteers to handle the rebellion.

Davis believed he and only he would make the decisions regarding appointments. While he was the Commander in Chief, Davis often clashed with the Confederate Congress over bills and appointments.

There was only one, Jefferson Davis of Mississippi. He was selected as "provisional president" by the convention of the seven southern states who had already seceded in February, 1861, after they had drafted the Confederate constitution. He served as "provisional president" until he was regularly elected in the Confederate presidential election in February 1862. No one ran against him. The Confederate Constitution allowed a president to serve a single term of six years, so there was never another election in the Confederacy. Alexander Stephens of Georgia was Vice President.

Davis appeared much better qualified than Lincoln at the beginning of the war. He had been a US Senator and Chairman of the Military Affairs Committee of the US Senate. He had been Secretary of War for four years during the Buchanan Administration. He was an authentic hero of the Mexican War, where he commanded a regiment in Mexico and was wounded. He was a graduate of West Point. Lincoln had not been to college, his military experience amounted to about six weeks in the militia during the Black Hawk War in 1832, without seeing any action, and he had served a single two year term as a US Congressman from Illinois. Lincoln was a quick learner though.

The American Civil War took place in the Eastern United States. There was combat from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania all the way to Texas. The United States of America (a.k.a. the Federalists) won the war in 1865 at Appomattox, Virginia.

The Confederate state of Mississippi offered Jefferson Davis the position of major general. This was just prior to the Confederate Congress naming Davis the provisional president of the Confederacy.

The Confederate Constitution was modeled after the US Constitution with the major exception of legalizing slavery. Also, the term of the Confederate president was limited to a six year term. With that said, the Confederate Constitution mirrored the US's with the president performing the duties of the Commander in Chief. Davis however, saw his role differently. For Davis, he decided to act not only as commander in chief, but also as the general in chief. The Confederate Congress created the position of general in chief, however, Davis never filled it until 1865 when he named Lieutenant Robert E. Lee as general in chief.

The CSS Alabama was built for the Confederate States of America. It became a deadly menace for Union shipping during the US Civil War. The ship was assigned to seize or sink Union cargo vessels. and inflict damage to the Union's economy. Almost 70 Union cargo ships were sunk by this Confederate warship.

The founding fathers believed in liberty for all, yet many "owned" slaves.

America would be divded up into 2 countries, the North and South, or possibly 3, North, South and West. "Southern North America" may still have some form of legal slavery today or if not, blacks would be 2nd class citizens.

The last nation to abolish slavery was Brazil late in the 19th century. Clearly the Confederacy even if only for economic progress, would have abolished slavery in due time and proceeded to keep its agricultural economy and also invest in the 19th Century's Industrial Revolution.

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The 11 states which were full-fledged members of the Confederacy were Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

The famous "Stars and Bars" flag of the CSA had 13 stars, because both Missouri and Kentucky had "governments in exile" in Richmond. Some Confederate flags even feature 15 stars, for all Southern states, including Maryland and Delaware. The Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) and the Arizona Territory were also held by Confederate forces at various points in the war.

The Federal Commission investigating Confederate war crimes during the US Civil War were Confederate Secretary of War Seddon and President Jefferson Davis among others. Only Captain Wirz was found guilty and hanged. Seddon received a pardon for any guilt by US President Johnson in November of 1867.

The Border States were a key part of the US Civil War. They were slave states that did not join the Confederacy, it was important for the Union to prevent that they did not secede and join the South.

If the serial number of the Alabama note is 834 then it's worthless and is only a replica. Millions of replica Confederate bills have been given away as promotions and sold in gift shops. Problem is, up till the 1970s it wasn't required that replicas have the word copy prominently displayed anywhere. A lot of the replicas are made on artificially aged paper and use good-quality photocopy techniques, so they're difficult to tell from the originals unless you know what to look for (e.g. serial # 834)

In my opinion the advantage would have been very little one if no one at all, but a self-defeating one.

The reasons:

1 - It would have turned against the South the "sympathy" of France and Great Britain, since from the early stage of the war, because a guerrilla warfare always triggers an escalation of reactions which lead to harsh retaliations well beyond of the law of war. That means that all European countries, especially their military, would have considered such kind of warfare as outrageous. The question of the slavery would have then definitely taken a crucial aspect thus condemning the "promoting party" (the Confederacy) as unworthy of joining the class of the civilized nations.

2 - It would have anticipated the strategy of "total war" the Union started in 1864, whose consequences upon the civilians needs no comment.

3 - The war would probably have been longer, but the aftermath, especially for the South, would have been surely more disastrous than the one it was.

Jefferson Davis was the President of The Confederate States of America;

Jefferson Davis married the Great- Great Granddaughter of George Washington, who was also Zachary Taylor's daughter;

Additional facts are:

1. Jefferson Davis graduated from West Point and served in the US army.

2. He served in the Mexican War;

3. He was a senator from Mississippi before the Civil War;

4. He was the Secretary of War for the US;

5. He was a wealthy slave owner in Mississippi.

Prior to the battle for Fort Sumter in April of 1861, the Confederacy has take over sixteen federal forts. In each case, the Union commanders surrendered and no shots were fired.