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=  ﻿ The Confederate States Of America  =

In December 20, 1860 South Carolina seceded from the Union. That move started The Confederate States of America. Almost immediately Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana seceded from the union as well. About a month later Texas withdrew from the union as well. A month after Texas, Virginia seceded also. Next Arkansas withdrew from the union , then North Carolina, and Tennessee. Jefferson Davis History: [|D][|ecember 6, 1889] - Jefferson Davis, President of Confederate States 1861 - 1865, dies at 81 [|October 17, 1978][| - President Carter signs bill restoring Jefferson Davis citizenship] [|February 15, 1869] - Charges of Treason against Jefferson Davis are dropped [|December 3, 1868] - Trial of Jefferson Davis starts; 1st blacks on U.S. trial jury [|May 19, 1865] - President Jefferson Davis is captured by Union Cavalry in Georgia [|May 10, 1865] - Jefferson Davis captured at Irwinsville, Georgia [|May 2, 1865] - President Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis [|January 28, 1865] - President Jefferson Davis names 3 peace commissioners [|June 7, 1863] - Battle of Milliken's Bend, Louisiana - Jefferson Davis' home burnt [|November 6, 1861] - Jefferson Davis elected to 6 year term as Confederate president [|May 6, 1861] - Jefferson Davis approves a bill declaring War between U.S. and Confederacy [|March 13, 1861] - Jefferson Davis signs bill authorizing use of slaves as soldiers [|February 18, 1861] - Confederate President Jefferson Davis inaugurated at Montgomery Alabama [|February 9, 1861] - Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens elected president and Vice President of Confederate States of America [|February 4, 1861] - Confederate constitutional convention meets for 1st time in Montgomery, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina elect Jefferson Davis President of Confederacy [|January 21, 1861] - Jefferson Davis of Mississippi and 4 other southern senators resign [|June 3, 1808] - Jefferson Davis, born in Kentucky, President of Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865 Taken from [|CSA President Jefferson Davis]

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﻿ How Kansas was involved
﻿Kansas had just entered in the Union as the 34 state on January 29, 1861. Which was less than three months before the start of the war. Around 20,000 men enlisted in Kansas. Most these people were not from Kansas. Kansas actually only had 30,000 men of military age. In the end Kansans had about 8,500 casualties.

Kansas actually did create a constitution that protected slavery. It was called the Lecompton Constitution because it was made in a town named Lecompton that is located the Kansas River between Lawrence and Topeka. It was made in September, 1857. It was even ratified in December, 1857. President James Buchanan was one person who wanted Kansas to be admitted as a slave state under it. The constitution did not make it past the house though.

12th Kansas Infantry Soldiers Col. Charles W. Adams Sergeant Major John W. Wells Major Thomas H. Kennedy Captain Nick L. Beuter Captain William O. Hubbell Click [|here] to see more

Here are some good links: [|How Kansas was involved with it] [|General Info on The Confederate States of America] [|The Cofederate States Of America and the Civil War] [|The CSA] [|The Confederate States Of America]media type="custom" key="7666871" width="120" height="120" align="right"

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