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Secession of the Confederate States

Secession of the Confederate States
When did states secede?
State	Date of Secession	Remarks
South Carolina	December 20, 1860	*
Mississippi	January 8, 1861
Florida	January 10, 1861
Alabama	January 11, 1861
Georgia	January 19, 1861
Louisiana	January 26, 1861
Texas	February 1, 1861	**
Virginia	April 17, 1861	***
Arkansas	May 6, 1861
North Carolina	May 20, 1861
Tennessee	June 8, 1861

* South Carolina declared secession on December 20, 1860, but it was not effective until December 24, 1860.

**Texas's secession was not legal until 2 March 1861; the Secession Convention handed down an ordinance on February 1, 1861, but it could not be legalized until the Legislature had passed it, and it had to been ratified by registered voters (28 February).

***West Virginia separated from VA August 20, 1862 and was admitted to the Union June 20, 1863.

Kentucky and Missouri both had Union and Confederate governments throughout the entire war.

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