The government of the Confederate States of America was originally formed in February 1861 at Montgomery, Alabama. It was in May 1861 when the seat of the Confederacy was moved to Richmond, Virginia.
Washington, D.C. was the capital of the United States ("the Union") during the Civil War. Initially Montgomery, Alabama was the capital of Confederate States of America. Effective May 29, 1861 the Confederate capital was moved to Richmond, Virginia. The Confederate government was moved to Danville, Virginia in April 1865 after the Confederate States of America fled from Richmond.
When the southern US States seceded from the United States of America in 1860, the government they formed was called the Confederate States of America
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The provisional government for the Confederate States of America was formed at Montgomery, Alabama on February 4, 1861.
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The Confederate States of America, based in Richmond, Virginia.
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Montgomery, Alabama was the capital from February 1861 until May 1861. Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America, moved the Confederate government to Richmond, Virginia in large part due to the heat and mosquitoes that were common during the Alabama summers. Once Virginia seceded from the Union and joined the Confederate States of America, the Confederate government moved to Richmond, Virginia. The last Confederate capital was Danville, Virginia.
Seven initially seceded and formed the Confederate States of America on February 8, 1861, and eventually, four more were added or joined the Confederacy. South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, followed by: Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina.