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American Civil War by state
Louisiana in the American Civil WarBy 1860, nearly half of Louisiana's population were enslaved African Americans. This demographic reality shaped the state's economy and social structure…
Indian Territory in the American Civil WarIn 1860, the area now known as Oklahoma was designated Indian Territory. This region sat unorganized and set aside for Native American tribes removed from…
Arkansas in the American Civil WarOn the 15th of June 1836, Arkansas entered the Union as its twenty-fifth state. It arrived as a slaveholding territory where most land remained wild and…
Maryland in the American Civil WarMaryland, a slave state, sat between the North and South during the American Civil War. The 1860 Federal Census showed nearly as many free blacks (83,942) as…
New Mexico Territory in the American Civil WarThe New Mexico Territory organized itself in 1850, covering lands that now form the states of New Mexico and Arizona. For years, its boundaries remained…
North Carolina in the American Civil WarNorth Carolina joined the Confederacy with some reluctance, mainly due to the presence of Southern Unionist sentiment within the state.
South Carolina in the American Civil WarOn the 17th of December 1860, delegates gathered in Columbia to vote on leaving the United States. They cast a unanimous ballot of 169 votes for secession.
Georgia in the American Civil WarOn the 21st of January 1861, 293 delegates signed the Ordinance of Secession inside the statehouse in Milledgeville. Governor Joseph E.
Mississippi in the American Civil WarMississippi became the second southern state to declare its secession from the United States on the 9th of January 1861.
Alabama in the American Civil WarOn the 11th of January 1861, delegates gathered in Montgomery to vote on leaving the United States. The result was a 61 percent majority for secession…
Florida in the American Civil WarOn the 10th of January 1861, delegates in Tallahassee cast a vote of sixty-two to seven. This decision pulled Florida from the American Union and made it the…
Tennessee in the American Civil WarOn the 9th of February 1861, a secret circular circulated among pro-slavery Tennesseans urging them to organize Southern Rights Anti-Coercion Societies.
Texas in the American Civil WarOn the 1st of February, 1861, members of the Texas Legislature and a massive crowd of private citizens packed the House galleries to watch the final vote on…
Virginia in the American Civil WarOn the 13th of February 1861, the Virginia Secession Convention met at the Richmond Mechanics Institute. The room held 152 representatives elected by county…
Washington, D.C., in the American Civil WarPresident Abraham Lincoln stood beneath the unfinished dome of the United States Capitol on the 4th of March 1861. The city felt like a small town that was…
West Virginia in the American Civil WarOn the 17th of April 1861, the Virginia state convention in Richmond declared secession. There were 49 delegates representing the 50 counties that became…