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Western theater of the American Civil War
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…
Army of TennesseeThe Army of Tennessee took its name from the Confederate state of Tennessee and was formed on the 20th of November 1862.
Western theater of the American Civil WarThe western theater of the American Civil War encompassed major military operations in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, Kentucky…
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.