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 McDowell belligerent Confederate States of America
Confederate States Secretary of War country Confederate States of America
Confederate States Secretary of War appliesToJurisdiction Confederate States of America
Mary Cyrene Burch Breckinridge associatedWith Confederate States of America
Battle of Front Royal belligerent Confederate States of America
Laurel Hill, Virginia hasCulturalAssociation Confederate States of America
Archibald Stuart countryOfCitizenship Confederate States of America
Assault on Fort Wagner belligerent Confederate States of America
Skirmish at Vienna belligerent Confederate States of America
Union occupation of Alexandria, Virginia opposedBy Confederate States of America
Wilson's Raid opposedBy Confederate States of America
Colonel Maxcy Gregg allegiance Confederate States of America
subject surface form: Maxcy Gregg
Battle of Cross Keys belligerent Confederate States of America
Eliza Brooks Ellis spouseAllegiance Confederate States of America
Virginia Central Railroad usedBy Confederate States of America
John Mitchel supported Confederate States of America
John Slidell employer Confederate States of America
John Slidell allegiance Confederate States of America
Confederate States Secretary of State country Confederate States of America
Confederate States Secretary of State jurisdiction Confederate States of America
Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury country Confederate States of America
Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury partOf Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate States government
Confederate States Postmaster General country Confederate States of America
Confederate States Postmaster General appliesToJurisdiction Confederate States of America
Confederate States Postmaster General partOf Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate States government
Robert Toombs memberOf Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate government
Robert Toombs supported Confederate States of America
Robert M. T. Hunter sideInConflict Confederate States of America
Judah P. Benjamin memberOf Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate States of America government
Judah P. Benjamin servedIn Confederate States of America
Stephen R. Mallory countryOfCitizenship Confederate States of America
Stephen R. Mallory employer Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Government of the Confederate States of America
John H. Reagan countryOfCitizenship Confederate States of America
Wade Keyes (acting Attorney General) countryOfCitizenship Confederate States of America
subject surface form: Wade Keyes
Wade Keyes (acting Attorney General) employer Confederate States of America
subject surface form: Wade Keyes
this entity surface form: Confederate States government
Wade Keyes (acting Attorney General) affiliation Confederate States of America
subject surface form: Wade Keyes
Wade Keyes (acting Attorney General) jurisdiction Confederate States of America
subject surface form: Wade Keyes
Castle Pinckney controlledBy Confederate States of America
Second Manassas belligerent Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate States
Confederate States Secretary of the Navy country Confederate States of America
Confederate States Secretary of the Navy officeEstablishedBy Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: government of the Confederate States of America
Confederate States Attorney General country Confederate States of America
Confederate States Attorney General appliesToJurisdiction Confederate States of America
Confederate States Attorney General governmentType Confederate States of America
this entity surface form: Confederate States federal government
Siege of Corinth combatant Confederate States of America
Battle of Wilson’s Creek belligerent Confederate States of America
subject surface form: Battle of Wilson's Creek
this entity surface form: Confederate States
Jones County, Mississippi wasPartOf Confederate States of America
George Davis affiliation Confederate States of America