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 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
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 era
linked to: American Civil War
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 African Americans
linked to: Black 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
Confederacy
startDate 1861-02-08
successorStateClaimedBy United States of America
surrenderEvent General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House (1865-04-09)
linked to: Appomattox Campaign
symbol Confederate battle flag
vicePresident Alexander H. Stephens

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American Civil War hasParticipant Confederate States of America
American Civil War opponent Confederate States of America
American Civil War mainBelligerent Confederate States of America
Lost Cause ideology associatedWithEntity Confederate States of America
Robert E. Lee citizenship Confederate States of America
Robert E. Lee militaryBranch Confederate States Army
linked to: Confederate States of America
Robert E. Lee allegiance Confederate States of America
Robert E. Lee associatedWith Confederate States of America
Southern United States hasHistoricalTieTo Confederate States of America
Georgia wasMemberOf Confederate States of America
subject linked to: U.S. state of Georgia
Virginia wasCapitalOf Confederate States of America
Deep South historicallyAssociatedWith Confederate States of America
John Wilkes Booth allegiance Confederate States of America (sympathizer)
linked to: Confederate States of America
Stonewall Jackson allegiance Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis headOfGovernmentOf Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis leaderOf Confederate States of America
Montgomery, Alabama wasCapitalOf Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America countryName Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America shortName Confederacy
linked to: Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America alsoKnownAs Southern Confederacy
linked to: Confederate States of America
Fort Sumter surrenderedTo Confederate States of America
James Longstreet allegiance Confederate States of America
Charlotte Mint takenOverBy Confederate States of America
Charlotte Mint usedBy Confederate government
linked to: Confederate States of America
Henry Hobson Richardson countryOfCitizenship Confederate States of America
New Orleans Mint governmentServed Confederate States of America
Mary Anna Custis Lee spouseSideInAmericanCivilWar Confederate States of America
Battle of Gettysburg belligerent Confederate States of America
Lost Cause of the Confederacy associatedWith Confederate States of America
Confederate military leadership country Confederate States of America
Union opposed Confederate States of America
Union opposed Confederacy
linked to: Confederate States of America
Confederate heritage organizations hasPrimaryFocus Confederate States of America
Army of Northern Virginia country Confederate States of America
Army of Northern Virginia allegiance Confederate States of America
Battle of Shiloh belligerent Confederate States of America
First Battle of Bull Run belligerent Confederate States of America
Battle of Antietam belligerent Confederate States of America
Sherman’s March to the Sea belligerent Confederate States of America
Siege of Vicksburg belligerent Confederate States of America
Siege of Petersburg belligerent Confederate States of America
Appomattox Campaign belligerent Confederate States of America
Alabama State Capitol associatedWith Confederate States of America (historically)
linked to: Confederate States of America
Mobile hasHistoricalAffiliation Confederate States of America
Confederate Soldiers Monument subject Confederate States of America
Battle of Gettysburg belligerent Confederate States
linked to: Confederate States of America
Simon Bolivar Buckner allegiance Confederate States of America
subject linked to: Buckner
Simon Bolivar Buckner Sr. allegiance Confederate States of America
Stonewall Jackson allegiance Confederate States of America
subject linked to: Stonewall
Stonewall Jackson side Confederacy
subject linked to: Stonewall
linked to: Confederate States of America