Confederate States

Confederate States of America

Unrecognized country (1861-1865)

Location: Southeast United States

Capital City: Montgomery (1861), Richmond (1861-1865), Danville (1865)

Government type: Republic

Main languages: English

Main religions: Protestant Christianity

Chronology

1861: Six secessionist states unite into the Confederate states. Five more states and two splinter governments (Missouri and Kentucky) would join in the coming months, as well as some tribal governments in Indian Territory (modern Oklahoma).

1865: Confederate military surrenders and government is dissolved

Currency

Dollar (1861-1865)

1 Dollar = 100 Cents

Banknotes from the Confederate States in the collection

•10 Dollar, 1864 (P#68)