It started with South Carolina on December 20th 1860.
Six more states followed, one after the other, in early 1861.
After the firing on Fort Sumter on April 12th, and Lincoln's appeal for volunteer troops for the Union, four more states joined the Confederacy, making eleven in all.
From that point, the two sides were formally lined-up, and the war was officially on.
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The southern states were Confederate states. The northern states were part of the Union. :)
1860
Missouri, Kentucky, and Maryland all border Confederate states.
States Rights
The secession was sparked by the election of Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 elections and the victory of the Republican Party.
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Yes. In all 11 Southern states officially seceded. Two others Kentucky and Missouri, were sypathetic toward the southern cause but did not ultimately secede from the Union. Even though these two states did not secede, they are both recognized on the Confederate battle flag.
Now there are no confederate states but there are some people who still have confederate beliefs.
The Confederacy or The Confederate States of America
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
The southern states were Confederate states. The northern states were part of the Union. :)
Confederate States of America
The CSA is the abbreviation for the Confederate States of America.
Confederate States Army ended in 1865.
Confederate States Army was created in 1861.
Confederate States Navy was created in 1861.