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The Confederacy arrested pro-Union civilians in the South at about the same rate as the Union arrested pro-Confederate civilians in the North. [208] Neely argues: The Confederate citizen was not any freer than the Union citizen – and perhaps no less likely to be arrested by military authorities.
The Confederate States of America was formed by representatives of the seceded states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina. The capital was established at Montgomery. [2] March 2, 1861 Texas proclaimed its secession from the Union and was admitted to the Confederate States, [1] [3] withdrawing from Congress.
The Northwestern Confederacy, or Northwestern Indian Confederacy, was a loose confederacy of Native Americans in the Great Lakes region of the United States created after the American Revolutionary War. Formally, the confederacy referred to itself as the United Indian Nations, at their Confederate Council. [1]
This halted the Confederate advance on McCook north of Perryville. [78] Meanwhile, small Confederate brigades encountered Gilbert's force of 20,000 men to the west and Crittenden's force, also 20,000 strong, to the south. [81] Only then did Bragg realize that he was facing Buell's main force, and that he was vastly outnumbered.
Though no regiments of Southern Unionists were formed in South Carolina due to a smaller unionist presence, the Upstate region of the state would be a haven for Confederate Army deserters and resisters, as they used the Upstate topography and traditional community relations to resist service in the Confederate ranks. [10]
In the Border South and Upper South states, there were also men who wanted their states to join the Confederacy. [2] Former Congressman John Pendleton Kennedy and Governor Thomas Hicks, both of Maryland, called for a Central Confederacy composed of the states of Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, North Carolina, and Maryland.
The ANSWER is listed first, followed by the numbered clue. “A” is for across and “D” is for down. The day follows, to show the difficulty level. The puzzles get harder from Monday to Saturday.
Military alliance of 22 states of Germany with the Kingdom of Prussia formed by the Augustbündnis. Superseded by the German Empire after the Franco-Prussian War in 1871. Fante Confederacy: 1867–1873: Confederation of States: Formed by the Fante people, a subset of Akan, in Ghana. Austria-Hungary: 1867–1918: Union of Kingdoms