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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 ...
Both the individual Confederate states and later the Confederate government printed Confederate States of America dollars as paper currency in various denominations, with a total face value of $1.5 billion. Much of it was signed by Treasurer Edward C. Elmore. Inflation became rampant as the paper money depreciated and eventually became worthless.
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The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union [e] ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.
The State of Louisiana becomes the 5th Confederate State readmitted to the Union on July 9, 1868; The State of South Carolina becomes the 6th Confederate State readmitted to the Union on July 9, 1868; The State of Alabama becomes the 7th Confederate State readmitted to the Union on July 13, 1868; The Territory of Wyoming is organized, July 25, 1868
The Confederate States never held much power over the state, but it was given full representation in the legislature. [14] December 21, 1861 The Confederate States ratified treaties with the Osage, and the Seneca and Shawnee. [15] [16] December 23, 1861 The Confederate States ratified treaties with the Cherokee, granting them a delegate to the ...
The Confederate States never held much power over the state, but it was given full representation in the legislature. [253] Disputes: December 21, 1861 The Confederate States ratified treaties with the Osage, and the Seneca and Shawnee. [254] [255] Disputes: December 23, 1861 The Confederate States ratified treaties with the Cherokee, granting ...
The Reconstruction era was a period in United States history and Southern United States history that followed the American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – April 9, 1865) and was dominated by the legal, social, and political challenges of the abolition of slavery and the reintegration of the eleven former Confederate States into the United States.