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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Fitzhugh Lee allegiance Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis monument subjectOf Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis monument commemoratesOrganization Confederate States of America
Confederate Soldiers section pyramid associatedWith Confederate States of America
March to the Sea opposedBy Confederate States of America
Relief of Knoxville belligerent Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate States (Confederacy)
Bonnie Blue Butler nationality Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate States of America (fictional context)
India Wilkes nationality Confederate States of America
Red River Campaign (participation) belligerent Confederate States of America
Red River Campaign (participation) countryInvolvedConfederate Confederate States of America
Battle of Cedar Creek belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Missionary Ridge belligerent Confederate States of America
Union Army campaigns opposedBy Confederate States of America
Andrew B. Moore countryOfCitizenship Confederate States of America
Battle of Mechanicsville belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Frayser’s Farm belligerent Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate States
Nashville Campaign belligerent Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederacy
Battle of Ezra Church belligerent Confederate States of America
Joseph Evan Davis placeOfResidence Confederate States of America
Joseph Evan Davis associatedWith Confederate States of America
Battle of Stones River belligerent Confederate States of America
Samuel Emory Davis placeOfBirth Confederate States of America
Samuel Emory Davis associatedWith Confederate States of America
Battle of Gaines’s Mill belligerent Confederate States of America
subject surface form: Battle of Gaines's Mill
Battle of White Oak Swamp belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Savage’s Station belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Perryville belligerent Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederacy
Battle of Rocky Face Ridge belligerent Confederate States of America
Katie Scarlett O'Hara associatedWithLocation Confederate States of America
Ella Lorena Kennedy nationality Confederate States of America
First Battle of Kernstown belligerent Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate States
Battle of Port Republic belligerent Confederate States of America
Jackson’s Valley District country Confederate States of America
Jackson’s Valley District allegiance Confederate States of America
Battle of Malvern Hill belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Resaca belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of New Hope Church belligerent Confederate States of America
Evacuation Fire of Richmond in 1865 country Confederate States of America
Maggie L. Walker placeOfBirth Confederate States of America
Confederate Soldiers’ Section associatedWith Confederate States of America
Confederate Soldiers’ Pyramid associatedWith Confederate States of America
Beauvoir, Mississippi associatedWith Confederate States of America
Battle of Pickett’s Mill belligerent Confederate States of America
Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama associatedWith Confederate States of America
Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument (removed) hasHeritage Confederate States of America
subject surface form: Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument
Joseph Reid Anderson allegiance Confederate States of America
Theophilus H. Holmes countryOfCitizenship Confederate States of America
Theophilus H. Holmes allegiance Confederate States of America