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The 28 pages that link to Confederate States of America, each with the reason it gives.

• American Civil WarBroader topic: It organized the states that fought the Union as a separate country.

• Abraham LincolnCompared with: Its secession created the rebellion Lincoln sought to defeat.

• Emancipation ProclamationRelated: The proclamation targeted slavery in areas under Confederate rebellion, not loyal slave states.

• ConfederationBroader topic: Its constitution established a confederal government among member states.

• Thirteenth Amendment to the United States ConstitutionRelated: The Confederacy’s defeat opened the political path to ratifying abolition.

• Battle of AntietamRelated: The failed Maryland invasion weakened its hopes of gaining foreign recognition through military success.

• Southern United StatesCompared with: The Confederacy’s territory is often mistaken for the South’s broader and changing boundaries.

• JuneteenthNarrower topic: The Emancipation Proclamation applied to areas in rebellion, not Union-controlled slave states.

• Anaconda PlanRelated: The plan targeted the Confederacy’s ports, commerce, and territorial links.

• Jefferson DavisNarrower topic: Davis’s presidency depended on a fragile union of states that guarded their autonomy.

• Union ArmyCompared with: Its secession defined the political conflict the Union Army was sent to suppress.

• Confederate States ArmyNarrower topic: The army was the Confederacy's principal land military institution.

• James LongstreetNarrower topic: Longstreet resigned from the U.S. Army and became a senior general in its military.

• Montgomery, AlabamaRelated: Montgomery hosted its founding convention and served as its first capital.

• Sherman's March to the SeaRelated: The campaign damaged infrastructure and supplies within Confederate territory.

• Siege of PetersburgRelated: The loss of Petersburg and Richmond weakened the Confederacy's ability to continue the war.

• Stonewall JacksonNarrower topic: Jackson’s military career served the Confederacy’s attempt to secure independence and preserve slavery.

• Seven Days BattlesNarrower topic: Keeping Richmond secure protected the Confederacy’s capital and government.

• The Good, the Bad and the UglyRelated: The buried treasure is Confederate gold, linking the plot to the losing side of the war.

• John Wilkes BoothNarrower topic: Booth supported the Confederacy during the Civil War.

• Antebellum SouthRelated: Its founding documents and political program explicitly defended slavery.

• Drew Gilpin FaustRelated: Faust’s early work studies how Confederates tried to create a national identity.

• Nathan Bedford ForrestNarrower topic: Forrest’s wartime command was part of the Confederacy’s effort to preserve a slaveholding political order.

• Assassination of Abraham LincolnRelated: Booth supported the Confederacy and initially sought to aid its war effort.

• Battle of Fort SumterNarrower topic: Its forces attacked the fort on behalf of the seceded states.

• Battle of Appomattox Court HouseRelated: Lee’s surrender accelerated the military collapse of the Confederacy.

• David FarragutCompared with: Farragut’s campaigns captured ports and waterways held by the Confederacy.

• George FitzhughRelated: Its slaveholding political order embodied the cause Fitzhugh’s writings defended.