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The Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America consisted of 11 southern states that seceded from the Union. Those Southern states are:

Mississippi
Florida
Alabama
South Carolina
Georgia
Louisiana
Arkansas
North Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia

During the Civil War, The Confederate States of America had approximately 1.2 million men in the Confederate army. In 3 years, 800,00 men enlisted for the Confederate army. Of those 1.2 million, 250,000 men died in action or diseases. 340,000 casualties also occured. The Confederate Army was led by General Robert E. Lee. Lee led the Confederate army to Fredricksburg and Chancellorsville where they defeated the Union. The Confederacy was fighting to save slavery. In 1865 the Union defeated the Confederate Army in the Civil War.

"What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world."- Robert E. Lee

Robert E. Lee

Confederate States (in red)

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