Mississippi in the American Civil War
Overview of the role of the U.S. state of Mississippi during the American Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mississippi was the second southern state to declare its secession from the United States, doing so on January 9, 1861. It joined with six other southern states to form the Confederacy on February 4, 1861. Mississippi's location along the lengthy Mississippi River made it strategically important to both the Union and the Confederacy; dozens of battles were fought in the state as armies repeatedly clashed near key towns and transportation nodes.
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Nickname(s): "The Magnolia State" | |
Map of the Confederate States | |
Capital | Jackson |
Largest city | Natchez |
Admitted to the Confederacy | March 29, 1861 (5th) |
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Major garrisons/armories | Corinth |
Governor | 1859–1863 John J. Pettus 1863–1865 Charles Clark |
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Representatives | List |
Restored to the Union | February 23, 1870 |
Mississippian troops fought in every major theater of the American Civil War, although most were concentrated in the Western Theater. Confederate president Jefferson Davis was a Mississippi politician and operated a large cotton plantation there. Prominent Mississippian generals during the war included William Barksdale, Carnot Posey, Wirt Adams, Earl Van Dorn, Robert Lowry, and Benjamin G. Humphreys.