Confederacy

Definition

The Confederacy refers to the Confederate States of America, a collection of 11 Southern states that seceded from the United States in 1860-61 and fought against the Union during the American Civil War.

Related terms

Jefferson Davis: The first and only President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865.

Emancipation Proclamation: An executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862 declaring all slaves in Confederate territory free.

Reconstruction Era: The period after the Civil War when Southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union.