Confederate States of America

StatusUnrecognized state
Capital
  • Montgomery, Alabama (until May 29, 1861)
  • Richmond, Virginia (until April 3, 1865)
Common languagesEnglish (de facto)
GovernmentFederal/Confederal presidential non-partisan republic
President
• 1861–1865
Jefferson Davis
Vice President
• 1861–1865
Alexander H. Stephens
LegislatureCongress
• Upper house
Senate
• Lower house
House of Representatives
Historical era
  • American Civil War / International relations of the Great Powers (1814–1919)
• Provisional constitution
February 8 1861
American Civil War
April 12, 1861
• Permanent constitution
February 22, 1862
• Surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia
April 9, 1865
• Military Collapse
April 26, 1865
• Dissolution
May 5, 1865