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apr 12, 1861 - Secession of the Confederate States

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The North side of U.S. starts to have disagreement with South Side, some states wants to independent from U.S.. By February 1861, seven Southern states had seceded. On February 4 of that year, representatives from South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana met in Montgomery, Alabama, with representatives from Texas arriving later, to form the Confederate States of America.

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apr 12, 1861
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~ 165 years ago