The Confederate States of America were the southern states (Grey). States in the North, as well as California, were part of the Union or United States of America (Blue).
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South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas seceded by 1861. After Lincoln called for troops, four more states seceded. Those states were Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee.
The seven Southern states called themselves the Confederate States of America. The Confederate States of America existed from 1861 to 1865.
The capital of the Confederate States of America was moved from Montgomery, Alabama to Richmond, Virginia, in May 1861.
The state of Texas declared its secession from the United States on February 1, 1861, and joined the Confederate States of America on March 2, 1861
February 22, 1861 in Montgomery , Alabama