washington, d. c. was the confederate capital in the civil war.
what was the confederate capital in the civil war?
washington, d. c.
after the confederate army fired on fort sumter in charleston, south carolina, on april 12, 1861, beginning the civil war, additional states seceded. virginia voted to secede from the union on april 17, 1861, and existed briefly thereafter as an independent republic before joining the confederacy on june 19, 1861. however, on may 8, 1861, in the confederate capital city of montgomery, alabama, the decision was made to name the city of richmond, virginia as the new capital of the confederacy. shortly thereafter, in recognition of virginia's strategic importance, the confederate capital was moved to richmond.
richmond in the american civil war
bullet::::- greene, a. wilson. "civil war petersburg: confederate city in the crucible of war" (u of virginia press, 2006).





















































bullet::::- harwell, richard barksdale. "civil war theater: the richmond stage." "civil war history" (1955) 1#3 pp: 295-304. online





















































bullet::::- lankford, nelson. "richmond burning: the last days of the confederate capital" (2002).





















































bullet::::- thomas, emory m. "the confederate state of richmond: a biography of the capital" (lsu press, 1998).
richmond in the american civil war