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Military history of the Confederate States of America
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…