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Cofederate States
mackcrane
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I was watchng The Civil War on the History Channel and wondered how many states did join the Confederacy?
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I was watchng The Civil War on the History Channel and wondered how many states did join the Confederacy?
Eleven:
S. Carolina
Mississippi
Florida
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Texas
Virginia
Arkansas
Tennessee
N. Carolina
We are a band of brothers,
Native to the soil
Fighting for the property
We gained by honest toil.
And when our rights were threatened,
The cry rose near and far;
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag
That bears a single star!
chorus:
Hurrah! Hurrah!
For Southern rights, Hurrah!
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag
That bears a single star!
As long as the Union
Was faithful to her trust,
Like friends and brethren,
kind were we, and just;
But now, when Northern treachery
Attempts our rights to mar,
We hoist on high the Bonnie Blue flag
That bears a single star.
First gallant South Carolina
Nobly made the stand,
Then came Alabama
And took her by the hand;
Next, quickly, Mississippi,
Georgia, and Florida,
All raised on high the Bonnie Blue flag
That bears a single star.
Ye men of valor gather round
The banner of the right,
Texas and fair Louisiana
Join us in the fight;
Davis, our loved President,
And Stephens statesmen are;
Now rally round the Bonnie Blue Flag
That bears a single star.
And here's to brave Virginia,
The Old Dominion State.
With the young Confederacy
At length has linked her fate.
Impelled by her example,
Now other States prepare
To hoist on high the Bonnie Blue flag
That bears a single star.
Then here's to our Confederacy,
Strong we are and brave,
Like patriots of old we'll fight,
Our heritage to save.
And rather than submit to shame,
To die we would prefer
So cheer for the Bonnie Blue flag
That bears a single star.
Then cheer, boys, cheer,
Raise a joyous shout
For Arkansas and North Carolina
Now have both gone out;
And let another rousing cheer
For Tennessee be given
The single star of the Bonnie Blue Flag
Has grown to be eleven!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kentucky_Civil_War_Confederate_units
Kentucky:
Infantry
1st Infantry Battalion (Taylor's)
1st Infantry Regiment
2nd Infantry Regiment
3rd Infantry Regiment
4th Infantry Regiment
5th Infantry Regiment
6th Infantry Regiment
7th Infantry Regiment
8th Infantry Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment (Hunt's 5th Infantry Regiment)
Corbin's (Captain) Men
Duncan's/Desha's Infantry Battalion
Ficklin's Battalion, Infantry
Kirkpatrick's Battalion
Taylor's Infantry Battalion
White's Infantry Battalion
[edit]Cavalry
1st Cavalry Battalion
1st Cavalry Battalion (King's)
1st Special Cavalry Battalion
1st Cavalry Regiment
2nd Cavalry Battalion
2nd Special Cavalry Battalion
2nd Cavalry Regiment
3rd Cavalry Battalion - failed to complete organization
3rd Special Cavalry Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
3rd & 7th (Consolidated) Cavalry
4th Special Cavalry Battalion
4th Cavalry Regiment
5th Cavalry Regiment
6th Cavalry Regiment
7th Cavalry Regiment ("3rd Cavalry Regiment")
8th Cavalry Regiment
8th and 12th (Consolidated) Cavalry
9th Cavalry Regiment ("4th Mounted Rifles Regiment")
10th Cavalry Regiment, Partisan ("10th Cavalry Regiment")
10th (Diamond's) Cavalry
10th (Johnson's) Cavalry
10th Cavalry
11th Cavalry Regiment ("7th (Chenault's) Cavalry Regiment")
12th Cavalry Regiment ("1st Kentucky and Tennessee Mounted Rifles")
13th Cavalry Regiment ("10th Mounted Rifles," "10th Infantry Regiment," "10th Cavalry Battalion," "10th Mounted Rifles," "11th Mounted Rifles," or "11th Mounted Infantry Regiment")
14th Cavalry Regiment ("10th (May's) Cavalry Regiment")
15th Cavalry Regiment ("2nd (Woodward's) Cavalry Regiment")
Bolen's (Captain) Independent Company, Cavalry
Breckinridge's Cavalry Battalion ("9th Cavalry Battalion")
Buckner Guards, Cavalry
Chenowith's Cavalry Regiment
Dudley's (Captain) Independent Cavalry
Hollis' Cavalry Regiment
Jenkins' (Captain) Company, Cavalry
Morgan's Cavalry Regiment ("14th (Richard C. Morgan's) Cavalry Regiment")
Morgan's Cavalry Squadron
Stoner's Cavalry Battalion
Sypert's Cavalry Regiment
[edit]Mounted Rifles
1st Cavalry Battalion, Mounted Rifles
2nd Cavalry Battalion, Mounted Rifles
2nd Cavalry, Mounted Infantry
3rd Cavalry Battalion, Mounted Rifles ("1st Kentucky Mounted Rifles")
3rd Cavalry Battalion, Mounted Rifles ("Jessee's")
May's Cavalry Battalion, Mounted Rifles
Morris' Cavalry Regiment, Mounted Rifles
[edit]Mounted Infantry
3rd Mounted Infantry
4th Mounted Infantry
5th Mounted Infantry
6th Mounted Infantry
7th Mounted Infantry
8th Mounted Infantry
9th Mounted Infantry
[edit]Partisan Rangers
Field's (Captain) Company (Partisan Rangers)
Morehead's Regiment (Partisan Rangers)
Patton's Cavalry Battalion, Partisan Rangers
Rowan's (Captain) Company (Partisan Rangers)
[edit]Artillery
[edit]Horse Artillery
Byrne's (Captain) Company, Horse Artillery
[edit]Artillery
1st Kentucky Artillery (Lyon's Artillery Battery or Cobb's Artillery Battery)
Bell's Artillery Battery
Byrne's Artillery Battery
Cumberland Artillery Battery
Graves' Battery
Harris'-Arnett's-Corbett's Artillery Battery
Issaquena Artillery Battery
Williams' Artillery Battery
[edit]Brigades
First Kentucky Brigade (Orphan Brigade)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Missouri_Civil_War_Confederate_units
Missouri
Infantry
1st Infantry
1st and 4th (Consolidated) Infantry
2nd Infantry
2nd and 6th (Consolidated) Infantry
3rd Infantry
3rd and 5th (Consolidated) Infantry
The Van Dorn battle flag carried by the 4th Missouri Infantry
4th Infantry
5th Infantry
6th Infantry
7th Infantry
8th Infantry
9th Infantry
10th Infantry
11th Infantry
12th Infantry
16th Infantry
Clark's Regiment, Infantry
Winston's Regiment, Infantry
1st Battalion, Infantry
3rd Battalion, Infantry
8th Battalion, Infantry
Perkins' Battalion, Infantry
[edit]Sharpshooters
9th Battalion, Sharp Shooters
Searcy's Battalion, Sharp Shooters
[edit]Cavalry
Battle flag of the 1st Missouri Cavalry
1st Cavalry
1st and 3d (Consolidated) Cavalry
1st Northeast Cavalry
2nd Cavalry
2nd Northeast Cavalry (Franklin's Regiment)
3rd Cavalry
4th Cavalry
5th Cavalry
6th Cavalry
7th Cavalry
8th Cavalry
9th (Elliott's) Cavalry
10th Cavalry
12th Cavalry
15th Cavalry
Coffee's Regiment, Cavalry
Coleman's Regiment, Cavalry
Freeman's Regiment, Cavalry
Fristoe's Regiment, Cavalry
Hunter's Regiment, Cavalry
Jackman's Regiment, Cavalry
Lawther's Temporary Regiment, Dismounted Cavalry
Poindexter's Regiment, Cavalry
Slayback's Regiment, Cavalry
Williams' Regiment, Cavalry
Wood's Regiment, Cavalry
3rd Battalion, Cavalry
Clardy's Battalion, Cavalry
Davies' Battalion, Cavalry
Ford's Battalion, Cavalry
Preston's Battalion, Cavalry
Schnabel's Battalion, Cavalry
Shaw's Battalion, Cavalry
Snider's Battalion, Cavalry
Beck's Company, Cavalry
Hick's Company, Cavalry
Hobbs' Company, Cavalry
Stallard's Company, Cavalry
Woodson's Company, Cavalry
[edit]Mounted Infantry
Boone's Regiment, Mounted Infantry
[edit]Artillery
1st Battery, Light Artillery
1st Field Battery, Light Artillery
2nd Field Battery, Light Artillery
3rd Battery, Light Artillery
3rd Field Battery, Light Artillery
4th (Harris') Field Battery, Light Artillery
13th Missouri Battery, Light Artillery
Farris' Battery, Light Artillery (Clark Artillery)
Hamilton's (Prairie Gun) Battery, Light Artillery
Barret's Company, Light Artillery
Bledsoe's Company, Light Artillery
Bledsoe's Company, Artillery
Landis' Company, Light Artillery
Lowe's Company, Artillery (Jackson Battery)
McDonald's Company, Light Artillery
Parson's Company, Light Artillery
von Phul's Company, Light Artillery
Walsh's Company, Light Artillery
[edit]Misc
Dorsey's Regiment
Douglas' Regiment
Lawther's Partisan Rangers
Miscellaneous, Missouri
Parsons' Regiment
Phelan's Regiment
Quantrill's Company
Missouri State Guard
Thompson's Command
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_units_of_Indian_Territory
Confederate Units of the Indian Territory (Okla)
Cherokee Nation
1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles
1st Regiment of Cherokee Mounted Volunteers
2nd Regiment of Cherokee Mounted Volunteers
1st Cherokee Battalion of Partisan Rangers
1st Squadron of Cherokee Mounted Volunteers
2nd Cherokee Artillery
3rd Cherokee Regiment of Volunteer Cavalry
Cherokee Regiment (Special Services), CSA
Cherokee Special Services Battalion
Scales' Battalion of Cherokee Cavalry
Meyer's Battalion of Cherokee Cavalry
Cherokee Battalion of Infantry
[edit]Creek Nation
1st Battalion Creek Confederate Cavalry
1st Regiment Creek Mounted Volunteers
2nd Regiment Creek Mounted Volunteers
[edit]Seminole Nation
1st Battalion Seminole Mounted Volunteers
1st Regiment Seminole Mounted Volunteers
[edit]Chickasaw Nation
1st Regiment of Chickasaw Infantry
1st Regiment of Chickasaw Cavalry
1st Battalion of Chickasaw Cavalry
Shecoe's Chickasaw Battalion of Mounted Volunteers
[edit]Choctaw Nation
1st Choctaw & Chickasaw Mounted Rifles
1st Regiment of Choctaw Mounted Rifles
2nd Regiment of Choctaw Cavalry
3rd Regiment of Choctaw Cavalry
Deneale's Regiment of Choctaw Warriors
Folsom's Battalion of Choctaw Mounted Rifles
Capt. John Wilkin's Company of Choctaw Infantry
[edit]Northwest Frontier Command of Indian Territory
(Col. Roswell W. Lee, Commanding)
1st Osage Battalion
Major George Washington's Frontier Battalion
Major James W. Cooper's Battalion[2]
I thought this was called the War of Northern Agression.
Is is for those of us who don't hawk Bill O'Reilly's book, "Killing Lincoln," or perpetuate his idea of Lincoln being the greatest president ever, but rather as the worst president ever due to his war and the murder of over 600,000 American citizens.
I was watchng The Civil War on the History Channel and wondered how many states did join the Confederacy?
Evidently, not enough ......[;)]
Very early on the Maryland legislature was about to convene, it was well known that they were going to vote to secede.
This would have put the US capitol in enemy hands!
Lincoln sent in troops and arrested the legislature.
There were 15 slave states in 1860.......plus Washington DC. Though slave trading was banned, slaveholding itself remained legal there until almost halfway through the war.
Most today are under the impression that the 'slave states' within the US seceded, formed the Confederate States of America and fought a war against the Union which was made up of all it's 'free states'.
In fact, only a percentage of our slaveholding states chose to secede. The rest remained within the Union and joined in fighting the CSA while continuing to allow slavery within their borders.
Many are either ignorant of the facts or simply choose to ignore them, but with the exception of Washington DC's eventual ban and the Emancipation Proclamation which addressed only those former states which made up the CSA, no US laws banning slaveholding existed until after that war had ended.