Confederate States of America

American  

plural noun

1. the group of 11 Southern states that seceded from the United States in 1860–61.

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Confederate States of America British  

plural noun

1. history the 11 Southern states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Mississippi) that seceded from the Union in 1861, precipitating a civil war with the North. The Confederacy was defeated in 1865 and the South reincorporated into the US

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Example Sentences

Could a traitor such as Jefferson Davis, the first and only president of the Confederate States of America and a former member of the Senate and the House from Mississippi, run for office?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2024

In one remarkable case, the commission pushed the boundaries of its mandate, which is to examine “commemoration of the Confederate States of America or any person who served voluntarily” with the Confederacy.

From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2022

In Davis's eyes, there was no other choice, and he eventually headed to Montgomery, Alabama, where the heads of the recently seceded Southern states were planning to meet and form the Confederate States of America.

From Salon • May 14, 2022

In 1861, delegates from six southern states that had recently seceded from the Union met in Montgomery, Alabama, to form the Confederate States of America.

From Washington Times • Feb. 4, 2021

On April 3, 1865, Richmond, Virginia, capital city of the Confederate States of America, fell to Union forces.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson