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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Confederate States Army country Confederate States of America
Confederate States Army subordinateTo Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate States government
Confederate States Army territory Confederate States of America
Anna Jackson residence Confederate States of America
Choctaw Nation sideInAmericanCivilWar Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate States (as a tribal ally)
Battle of Chancellorsville belligerent Confederate States of America
Rhett Butler affiliation Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate States (social milieu)
Ashley Wilkes alignment Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate States of America (fictional soldier)
William L. Cabell allegiance Confederate States of America
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government mainSubject Confederate States of America
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government mainSubject Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate government
Atlanta Campaign belligerent Confederate States of America
Military Division of the Mississippi opponent Confederate States of America
John Gill Shorter politicalAlignment Confederate States of America
John Gill Shorter servedIn Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate States government
Varina Howell Davis movement Confederate States of America
Scarlett O'Hara associatedWith Confederate States of America
Valley Campaign of 1862 country Confederate States of America
Tredegar Iron Works majorSupplierFor Confederate States of America
Braxton Bragg allegiance Confederate States of America
Braxton Bragg workedFor Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate government
Confederate monuments commemorate Confederate States of America
CSA alsoKnownAs Confederate States of America
subject surface form: Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederacy
CSA alsoKnownAs Confederate States of America
subject surface form: Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Southern Confederacy
Confederate Congress country Confederate States of America
Confederate Congress appliesToJurisdiction Confederate States of America
Confederate Congress legislativeBodyFor Confederate States of America
Confederate Congress partOf Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Government of the Confederate States of America
Confederate Congress legislativeBranchOf Confederate States of America
Confederate Congress countryOfOrigin Confederate States of America
Confederate States Supreme Court (planned, never fully operational) country Confederate States of America
subject surface form: Confederate States Supreme Court
Confederate States Supreme Court (planned, never fully operational) jurisdiction Confederate States of America
subject surface form: Confederate States Supreme Court
Confederate States dollar country Confederate States of America
Confederate States dollar currencyOf Confederate States of America
Confederate States dollar issuer Confederate States of America
Confederate States dollar associatedWith Confederate States of America
Confederate battle flag symbolOf Confederate States of America
Constitution of the Confederate States of America country Confederate States of America
Constitution of the Confederate States of America governmentTypeRegulated Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate States federal republic
Bombardment of Fort Sumter belligerent Confederate States of America
Lieutenant General (Confederate States Army) country Confederate States of America
Old Pete allegiance Confederate States of America
subject surface form: James Longstreet
Old Pete sideInConflict Confederate States of America
subject surface form: James Longstreet
this entity surface form: Confederacy
Lee’s War Horse country Confederate States of America
McLean House associatedWith Confederate States of America
1864 United States presidential election votingExcludedStates Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate States in rebellion
J.E.B. Stuart allegiance Confederate States of America
Battle of Vienna (American Civil War) belligerent Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate States
Battle of Vienna (American Civil War) sideWinning Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate States