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Map of the United States during the Civil War, color-coded to show Union free states, Union slave states, Confederate states that seceded before and after April 1861, and West Virginia, which joined the Union in 1863. The map also marks federal and unorganized Indian territories, with the Confederacy highlighted in green and border slave states in orange. American Civil War: secession Bombardment of Fort Sumter Historical map of the southern United States showing county-level voting results on secession from the Union in 1860-1861. Counties are color-coded: orange for secession, purple against secession, pink for divided delegations, and green for no returns. State boundaries and dates of secession are labeled, with dashed lines marking Union-Confederacy boundaries.
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Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America consisted of 11 states: 7 original members and...
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American Civil War: secession
Mass meeting endorsing the call for secession, Charleston, South Carolina.
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Bombardment of Fort Sumter
A depiction of the Confederacy's bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina,...
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Votes to secede in the Confederate States of America
Votes on secession in the American South by counties.
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