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Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate States of America.
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What states seceded from the Confederacy?
West Virginia
Where was the capital of the Confederacy after Virginia seceded?
Richmond
Which state was formed when it seceded from the Confederacy?
west Virginia
When was the capitol Richmond Virginia renovated?
confederacy
What did the western counties of Virginia did in 1863?
Formed their own state of West Virginia, and seceded from Virginia and the Confederacy.
What Virginia city eventually became the capitol of the confederacy?
Richmond
Why were the confederate and union capitals' so close to each other during the civil war?
Answer The US capitol was in Washington, D.C. The capitol of the Confederacy was originally in Montgomery, AL. However, Virginia was debating if they would secede and join the Confederacy. Somehow, the offer was made to move the Confederate capitol to Richmond in order to entice the State to join. Virginia seceded from the Union. General Robert E. Lee followed the decision of his State. The Capitol was moved to Richmond.
Why was Richmond important in civil war?
Richmond,Virginia was the Capitol of the Confederacy.
When did Robert E. Lee join the confederacy?
in 1861 when his home state of Virginia seceded from the Union
What side was West Virginia on in the Civil War?
West Virginia was originally part of the State of Virginia. After Virginia seceded and joined the Confederacy, West Virginia seceded from Virginia and joined the Union as a new State.
What state did not belong to the confederacy?
You may be referring to West Virginia, which broke away from Virginia when that state seceded from the Union. West Virginia became a state of the Union in 1863.
Why did Virginia want to join the union?
The state of Virginia split over the issue of secession. The Virginians who lived in the western part of the state were unanimously against splitting from the union, while the rest of the state wanted secession. So strong was this belief, that the western portion of the state seceded from Virginia, and the state of West Virginia was formed.
