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 Selma (1865) country Confederate States of America
Battle of Selma (1865) belligerent Confederate States of America
Thomas allegiance Confederate States of America
subject surface form: Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Second Battle of Bull Run belligerent Confederate States of America
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar allegiance Confederate States of America
Confederate States Cabinet country Confederate States of America
Confederate States Cabinet appliesToJurisdiction Confederate States of America
Confederate States Cabinet partOf Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Government of the Confederate States of America
Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard allegiance Confederate States of America
subject surface form: P. G. T. Beauregard
Peninsula Campaign belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Chickamauga belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Fredericksburg belligerent Confederate States of America
Anaconda Plan opposedTo Confederate States of America
Carolinas Campaign belligerent Confederate States of America
The City of Five Flags associatedWithNation Confederate States of America
Cullen Bohannon formerAllegiance Confederate States of America
South Atlantic Blockading Squadron opponent Confederate States of America
Warren Rifles Confederate Museum dedicatedTo Confederate States of America
Battle of Monocacy combatant Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederacy
Chattanooga Campaign belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Fair Oaks belligerent Confederate States of America
Valley Campaigns of 1864 belligerent Confederate States of America
First White House of the Confederacy usedBy Confederate States of America
Battle of Port Hudson belligerent Confederate States of America
John Pelham allegiance Confederate States of America
Battle of Port Royal belligerent Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate States
Lewis Armistead allegiance Confederate States of America
Presidency of Abraham Lincoln mainOpponent Confederate States of America
Southern Unionists opposedBy Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate government
Double-Barreled Cannon designedIn Confederate States of America
Double-Barreled Cannon side Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederacy
Todd family memberSupportedSideInCivilWar Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederacy
Emilie Todd Helm spouseMilitarySide Confederate States of America
Great Locomotive Chase location Confederate States of America
William Henry Fitzhugh Lee countryOfCitizenship Confederate States of America
William Henry Fitzhugh Lee allegiance Confederate States of America
Eastern Theater of the American Civil War belligerent Confederate States of America
1st Texas Infantry country Confederate States of America
1st Texas Infantry allegiance Confederate States of America
James McNair Baker politicalAlignment Confederate States of America
Robert E. Lee Jr. allegiance Confederate States of America
15th Alabama Infantry country Confederate States of America
15th Alabama Infantry allegiance Confederate States of America
15th Alabama Infantry side Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederacy
Gettysburg Campaign belligerent Confederate States of America
Gettysburg Campaign countryInvolved Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate States
James M. McPherson hasWrittenAbout Confederate States of America
the North conflictWith Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: the Confederacy
The Past is Ours relatedTo Confederate States of America