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 the Crater belligerent Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederacy
Battle of Boydton Plank Road belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of White Oak Road belligerent Confederate States of America
Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia country Confederate States of America
Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia side Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederacy
Army of Tennessee country Confederate States of America
Army of Tennessee allegiance Confederate States of America
Army of Tennessee side Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederacy
Army of New Mexico country Confederate States of America
Army of New Mexico allegiance Confederate States of America
Confederate cavalry country Confederate States of America
Confederate artillery country Confederate States of America
Confederate artillery location Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate States
Death of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson hasPlace Confederate States of America
Death of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson hasCountry Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: United States (Confederate-held territory)
Stonewall Jackson Shrine associatedWith Confederate States of America
Battle of Hatcher's Run belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Fort Stedman belligerent Confederate States of America
General Order No. 28 (New Orleans "Woman Order") criticizedBy Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate government
Third Battle of Petersburg country Confederate States of America
Third Battle of Petersburg belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Dinwiddie Court House belligerent Confederate States of America
Army of the Trans-Mississippi country Confederate States of America
Army of the Trans-Mississippi allegiance Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederacy
Confederate infantry country Confederate States of America
Battle of Five Forks belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Amelia Springs combatant Confederate States of America
Battle of High Bridge belligerent Confederate States of America
Casemate Museum associatedWith Confederate States of America
Battle of Sailor’s Creek belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Appomattox Station belligerent Confederate States of America
Franklin Buchanan movement Confederate States of America
Battle of Garnett’s and Golding’s Farm belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Glendale belligerent Confederate States of America
Richmond defenses locatedIn Confederate States of America
Richmond defenses country Confederate States of America
Frank James militaryAllegiance Confederate States of America
D. H. Hill allegiance Confederate States of America
Shenandoah Valley campaigns of the American Civil War belligerent Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate States
Battle of Oak Grove belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Beaver Dam Creek belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Mobile Bay belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of the Weldon Railroad belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Lewis’s Farm belligerent Confederate States of America
The Spy of the Rebellion historicalRegionCovered Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate states
Army of Kentucky country Confederate States of America
Battle of Appomattox Court House belligerent Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate States
Battle of Appomattox Court House combatantSide Confederate States of America
Old Tige country Confederate States of America
subject surface form: William L. Cabell
Confederate Cemetery, Dallas dedicatedTo Confederate States of America