Capital of the Confederacy William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 4-4-20

The first capital of the Confederacy was Montgomery, Ala. Virginia actually voted against secession on April 4, 1861. It only changed its position with the shelling of Fort Sumter. That’s when the capital was moved to Richmond. Richmond was the only major industrial center in the South.

Capital of the Confederacy William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 4-4-20
Capital of the Confederacy William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 4-4-20

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  1. I wonder who writes those articles at HistoryRocket.com. The one you linked sounds odd; it doesn’t sound like a native speaker of English wrote it-American English, in any case.

    “…and with President Jefferson Davis at the helm of affairs, the Confederacy came into action.”?

    “The oath to take over office was taken by Davis…”?

    “However, come May and many realized the fallouts of choosing Montgomery as the capital.”?

    “…Many of the new inhabitants were quite brash and uncultured in their behavior. Moreover, being the Confederate capital, Richmond was always under the vigilance of the Union and the threat of being annexed was the highest. In fact, the fears of the citizens were proved correct when finally during the Civil War, the forces of Robert E. Lee flee leaving the city in the hands of the Union.”

    As Seinfeld is alleged to have exclaimed, “Who-are-these people?!”

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