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Map of the Confederate States with names and borders of states A Confederate state was a U.S. state that declared secession and joined the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. The Confederacy recognized them as constituent entities that shared their sovereignty with the Confederate government. Confederates were recognized as citizens of both the federal republic and of ...
The following table is a list of all 50 states and their respective dates of statehood. The first 13 became states in July 1776 upon agreeing to the United States Declaration of Independence, and each joined the first Union of states between 1777 and 1781, upon ratifying the Articles of Confederation, its first constitution. [6]
April 17 – The state of Virginia secedes from the Union. April 20 – American Civil War: Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army in order to command the forces of the state of Virginia. April 25 – American Civil War: The Union Army arrives in Washington, D.C. April 27 – American Civil War:
List of American Civil War battles. Battle of Fort Sumter – April 12, 1861 and April 13, 1861; First Battle of Bull Run – July 21, 1861; Battle of Wilson's Creek – August 10, 1861; Battle of Fort Donelson – February 12 to February 16, 1862; Battle of Pea Ridge – March 7 and March 8, 1862; Battle of Hampton Roads – March 8, 1862 and ...
Battles of the American Civil War were fought between April 12, 1861, and May 12–13, 1865 in 19 states, mostly Confederate (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia [A]), the District of Columbia, and six territories (Arizona ...
The State of Alabama becomes the 4th state to secede from the Union on January 11, 1861; The State of Georgia becomes the 5th state to secede from the Union on January 19, 1861; The State of Louisiana becomes the 6th state to secede from the Union on January 26, 1861; The eastern portion of the Territory of Kansas is admitted to the Union as ...
Category: 1861 in the United States by state or territory. 7 languages.
March 4, 1861 – Lincoln becomes the 16th president and Hamlin becomes the 15th vice president; 1861 – American Civil War begins at Fort Sumter; 1861 – First Battle of Bull Run (First Battle of Manassas) 1861 – Davis unanimously elected to full term as Confederate president, Stephen unanimously elected to full term as Confederate vice ...