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The Confederate States of America| | State | Seceded from Union | Readmitted to Union1 |
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| 1. | South Carolina | Dec. 20, 1860 | July 9, 1868 | | 2. | Mississippi | Jan. 9, 1861 | Feb. 23, 1870 | | 3. | Florida | Jan. 10, 1861 | June 25, 1868 | | 4. | Alabama | Jan. 11, 1861 | July 13, 1868 | | 5. | Georgia | Jan. 19, 1861 | July 15, 18702 | | 6. | Louisiana | Jan. 26, 1861 | July 9, 1868 | | 7. | Texas | March 2, 1861 | March 30, 1870 | | 8. | Virginia | April 17, 1861 | Jan. 26, 1870 | | 9. | Arkansas | May 6, 1861 | June 22, 1868 | | 10. | North Carolina | May 20, 1861 | July 4, 1868 | | 11. | Tennessee | June 8, 1861 | July 24, 1866 |
NOTE: Four other slave states—Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri—remained in the Union. The latter two were actually represented on the Confederate flag, which, like the Stars and Stripes, featured a star for every state. 1. Date of readmission to representation in U.S. House of Representatives. 2. Second readmission date. First date was July 21, 1868, but the representatives were unseated March 5, 1869.
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