Confederate States of America

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The Confederate States of America was a coalition of secessionist Southern states that broke away from the United States from 1861 to 1865, fighting to preserve slavery and states’ rights during the American Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf breakaway state
former country
unrecognized state
alsoKnownAs Confederate States of America
surface form: Southern Confederacy
belligerentIn American Civil War
capital Montgomery, Alabama
Richmond, Virginia
claimedTerritory 11 seceded Southern states
constitution Constitution of the Confederate States of America
countryName Confederate States of America self-link
currency Confederate States dollar
dissolutionCause military defeat in the American Civil War
endDate 1865-05-05
executiveBranch Confederate States Cabinet
firstPresident Jefferson Davis
flag national flag of the Confederate States of America
formedFrom United States of America
governmentType confederate republic
slaveholding republic
headOfGovernmentTitle President
headOfStateTitle President
historicalEra American Civil War
surface form: American Civil War era
ideology slavery
states' rights (as justification for slavery)
white supremacy
judicialBody Confederate States Supreme Court (planned, never fully operational)
legacyIssue symbol of racism and white supremacy in modern discourse
legalizedInstitution chattel slavery
legislativeBody Confederate Congress
memberState Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
officialLanguage English
onlyPresident Jefferson Davis
opponentInAmericanCivilWar United States of America
populationGroupEnslaved Black Americans
surface form: African Americans
primaryWar American Civil War
recognizedBy no major foreign power officially recognized it as a sovereign state
region Southern United States
religionDominant Protestant Christianity
secededFrom United States of America
shortName CSA
Confederate States of America self-linksurface differs
surface form: Confederacy
startDate 1861-02-08
successorStateClaimedBy United States of America
surrenderEvent Appomattox Campaign
surface form: General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House (1865-04-09)
symbol Confederate battle flag
vicePresident Alexander H. Stephens

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Reuben Lindsay Walker allegiance Confederate States of America
Battle of Namozine Church belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Cumberland Church belligerent Confederate States of America
Action at Garnett’s Farm belligerent Confederate States of America
Action at Golding’s Farm belligerent Confederate States of America
Benjamin Huger allegiance Confederate States of America
Battle of Riddell’s Shop belligerent Confederate States of America
Confederate general Robert F. Hoke allegiance Confederate States of America
subject surface form: Robert F. Hoke
James J. Archer allegiance Confederate States of America
Battle of Corydon belligerent Confederate States of America
Robert F. Hoke allegiance Confederate States of America
Daniel Harvey Hill allegiance Confederate States of America
King’s School House belligerent Confederate States of America
King’s School House belligerent Confederate States of America
subject surface form: Battle of Oak Grove
Action at Belmont belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Drewry’s Bluff belligerent Confederate States of America
Bushrod Johnson’s division allegiance Confederate States of America
Battle of Richmond, Kentucky belligerent Confederate States of America
Thomas J. Churchill allegiance Confederate States of America
Battle of Quaker Road belligerent Confederate States of America
Dudley M. Du Bose allegiance Confederate States of America
Combahee River Raid belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Campbell’s Station belligerent Confederate States of America
Bloody Bill Anderson's guerrilla band allegiance Confederate States of America
Battle of Fort Sanders belligerent Confederate States of America
Shiloh and Corinth Campaign belligerent Confederate States of America
Meridian Campaign belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Blair's Landing belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Monett's Ferry belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Yellow Bayou belligerent Confederate States of America
Siege of Fort Pulaski belligerent Confederate States of America
Confederate Heartland Offensive belligerent Confederate States of America
Ezra Church, west of Atlanta, Georgia belligerent Confederate States of America
subject surface form: Battle of Ezra Church
Battle of Belle Grove belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Chattanooga belligerent Confederate States of America
Action at White Oak Swamp belligerent Confederate States of America
Action at Savage’s Station belligerent Confederate States of America
Henry Watterson allegiance Confederate States of America
Second Battle of Ream’s Station belligerent Confederate States of America
Daniel H. Hill allegiance Confederate States of America
Battle of Utoy Creek belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Mill Creek Gap belligerent Confederate States of America
Charles Winder allegiance Confederate States of America
subject surface form: Charles Sidney Winder
George W. Littlefield allegiance Confederate States of America
Battle of Newtonia belligerent Confederate States of America
Edward "Allegheny" Johnson allegiance Confederate States of America
George W. Randolph allegiance Confederate States of America
Benjamin Franklin Terry allegiance Confederate States of America
Battle of Prairie Grove belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Cane Hill belligerent Confederate States of America