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adjective
- 1. joined by an agreement or treaty: "some local groups united to form confederate councils"
noun
- 1. a person one works with, especially in something secret or illegal; an accomplice: "where was his confederate, the girl who had stolen Richard's wallet?"
- 2. a supporter of the Confederate States of America.
verb
- 1. bring (states or groups of people) into an alliance: "the treaty confederated the fourteen tribes"
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United States. The Confederate States of America ( CSA ), commonly referred to as the Confederate States ( C.S. ), the Confederacy, or the South, was an unrecognized breakaway [1] republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865. [8]
Nov 9, 2009 · Learn about the Confederate States of America, the collection of 11 states that seceded from the United States in 1860 and fought in the Civil War. Find out about their president, capital, constitution, economy, military and defeat.
Jul 3, 2024 · Confederate States of America, the government of 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860–61, following the election of Abraham Lincoln as U.S. president, prompting the American Civil War (1861–65). The Confederacy acted as a separate government until defeated in the spring of 1865.
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The Confederate Congress gave control over military operations, and authority for mustering state forces and volunteers to the President of the Confederate States of America on February 28, 1861, and March 6, 1861.
Jul 3, 2024 · The secession of the Southern states (in chronological order, South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina) in 1860–61 and the ensuing outbreak of armed hostilities were the culmination of decades of growing sectional friction over slavery.
- The American Civil War was the culmination of the struggle between the advocates and opponents of slavery that dated from the founding of the Unite...
- The Union won the American Civil War. The war effectively ended in April 1865 when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his troops to Unio...
- It is estimated that from 752,000 to 851,000 soldiers died during the American Civil War. This figure represents approximately 2 percent of the Ame...
- Important people during the American Civil War included Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, whose election prompted the seces...
- The modern usage of Confederate symbols, especially the Confederate Battle Flag and statues of Confederate leaders, is considered controversial bec...
Oct 15, 2009 · Learn about the Civil War, the conflict between the Union and the Confederacy over slavery, states' rights and westward expansion. Find out the causes, dates, battles and outcomes of the war that divided the nation.
On February 4, 1861, representatives from South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana met in Montgomery, Alabama (with representatives from Texas arriving later) to form the Confederate States of America.
