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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Battle of Fort Blakeley belligerent Confederate States of America
William B. Taliaferro allegiance Confederate States of America
Oak Hills (Battle of Oak Hills) belligerent Confederate States of America
subject surface form: Battle of Oak Hills
Battle of Spanish Fort belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Munfordville belligerent Confederate States of America
David Owen Dodd allegiance Confederate States of America
Benjamin McCulloch allegiance Confederate States of America
Rock Hudson as Colonel James Langdon allegiance Confederate States of America
Lucius E. Polk allegiance Confederate States of America
Battle of New Market Road belligerent Confederate States of America
Hiram B. Granbury allegiance Confederate States of America
Battle of Buzzard Roost belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Dallas belligerent Confederate States of America
Resaca, Battle of belligerent Confederate States of America
subject surface form: Battle of Resaca
Battle of Mill Springs belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Hoover’s Gap belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Shelbyville belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Opequon belligerent Confederate States of America
Army of the Potomac (Confederate) allegiance Confederate States of America
Barnard Bee allegiance Confederate States of America
Francis S. Bartow allegiance Confederate States of America
Battle of Natural Bridge belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Santa Rosa Island belligerent Confederate States of America
Second Battle of Fort McAllister belligerent Confederate States of America
Belle Boyd allegiance Confederate States of America
Battle of Roanoke Island belligerent Confederate States of America
John allegiance Confederate States of America
subject surface form: John B. Gordon
Army of Western Louisiana allegiance Confederate States of America
Battle of Rich Mountain belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of St. Johns Bluff belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Tampa belligerent Confederate States of America