First, while the word probably does sound like "succeed" (which means to do well), the word you want is "secede" (which means to withdraw from or remove oneself from). There were eleven southern states that left the Union and formed the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. The first of them was South Carolina in 1860, followed by Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee.
Luckily for Lincoln, none of the boarder state seceded. All succeeded in staying in the union.
Tennessee was the first state to be readmitted into the Union on July 24th, 1866.
The first southern state to secede from the Union was South Carolina, which did so on December 20, 1860.
Some southern states succeeded away from the Union over the fact of slavery. 1 Southern states broke away from the Union 2 Confederate cannons bombarded Fort Sumter
Before being readmitted to the Union, each southern state that had been part of the Confederacy had to ratify the fourteenth amendment.
South Carolina succeeded in seceding first.
Luckily for Lincoln, none of the boarder state seceded. All succeeded in staying in the union.
Southern Union Co. is based in Austin Texas
Tennessee
Due to strategical and politic reasons the most important Southern State, which had to be taken under control by the Union was Maryland.
North Carilina
Tennessee was the first state to be readmitted into the Union on July 24th, 1866.
South Carolina
South Carolina
The first southern state to secede from the Union was South Carolina, which did so on December 20, 1860.
Some southern states succeeded away from the Union over the fact of slavery. 1 Southern states broke away from the Union 2 Confederate cannons bombarded Fort Sumter
James Buchanan