Confederate States of America
 

9 Jul 1860 - 4 Mar 1861	4 Mar 1861 - 26 May 1863	26 May 1863 - 4 Mar 1865
4 Mar 1865 - 10 May 1865

Map of the Confederate States of America	Hear National Anthem "God Save the South" (1861 - 1865)	Popular Patriotic Song "Dixie"	Constitution (11 Mar 1861)
Capital: Richmond; (4 Feb 1861- 20 May 1861 Montgomery; 3 Apr 1865 - 10 Apr 1865  Danville)	Currency: Confederate States Dollar  (CSAD)	National Holiday: 4 Jul (1776) Independence Day	Population: 9,103,332 (1860 est.)
Armed Forces: 439,675 (1865)	GDP: $N/A Exports: $ N/A Imports: $ N/A	Religions: mostly Protestant, some Roman Catholic
International Organizations/Treaties: None

Note: The states making up the Confederate States of America previously seceded from the United States; the secession of Missouri (31 Oct 1861) and Kentucky (20 Nov 1861) affected only geographic parts of those states.

 

20 Dec 1860                South Carolina declares secession.

 9 Jan 1861                Mississippi declares secession.

10 Jan 1861                Florida declares secession.

11 Jan 1861                Alabama declares secession.

19 Jan 1861                Georgia declares secession.

26 Jan 1861                Louisiana declares secession. 

 4 Feb 1861                Congress of the secessionist states convenes in Montgomery, 

                             Alabama.

 8 Feb 1861                Confederate States of America founded by Alabama, Florida,

                             Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina.

 5 Mar 1861                Accession of Texas.

16 Mar 1861                Bureau Of Indian Affairs established to manage affairs with
                             Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole nations
                             of Indian territory.
20 May 1861                Accession of Arkansas and North Carolina.
23 May 1861                Accession of Virginia.
22 Jul 1861                Accession of Tennessee.
28 Nov 1861                Accession of Missouri.
10 Dec 1861                Accession of Kentucky.
14 Feb 1862                Arizona territory admitted (occupied by Union forces Jul 1862).
 9 Apr 1865                Army of Northern Virginia surrenders at Appomattox.
10 May 1865                President Davis captured in Irwinville, Georgia; Confederate
                             government extinguished.
26 May 1865                Surrender of Confederate forces west of the Mississippi.

Chairman of the Congress
 4 Feb 1861                Robert Woodward Barnwell          (b. 1801 - d. 1882)
President of the Congress
 4 Feb 1861 - 18 Feb 1861  Howell Cobb                       (b. 1815 - d. 1868)  Dem
President
18 Feb 1861 - 10 May 1865  Jefferson Davis                   (b. 1808 - d. 1889)  Dem 

Vice President
18 Feb 1861 - 11 May 1865  Alexander Hamilton Stephens       (b. 1812 - d. 1883)  Dem 

Secretaries of State
21 Feb 1861 - 24 Jul 1861  Robert Augustus Toombs            (b. 1810 - d. 1885)
                             (provisional)
25 Jul 1861 - 17 Feb 1862  Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter   (b. 1809 - d. 1887)
                             (provisional)
17 Feb 1862 - 18 Mar 1862  William Montague Brown (acting)   (b. 1827 - d. 1883)
18 Mar 1862 - 10 May 1865  Judah Philip Benjamin             (b. 1811 - d. 1884)

Attorneys General
25 Feb 1861 - 17 Sep 1861  Judah Philip Benjamin             (s.a.)
                             (provisional)
17 Sep 1861 - 21 Nov 1861  Wade Rutledge Keyes (1st time)    (b. 1821 - d. 1879) 
                             (acting)
21 Nov 1861 - 17 Mar 1862  Thomas Bragg, Jr.                 (b. 1810 - d. 1872)
                             (provisional to 17 Feb 1862)
18 Mar 1862 -  1 Oct 1863  Thomas Hill Watts                 (b. 1819 - d. 1892) 
 1 Oct 1863 -  2 Jan 1864  Wade Rutledge Keyes (2nd time)    (s.a.)
                             (acting)
 2 Jan 1864 - 26 Apr 1865  George Davis                      (b. 1820 - d. 1896)
26 Apr 1865 - 10 May 1865  John Henninger Reagan (acting)    (b. 1818 - d. 1905)

Commissioner of Patents
Jul 1861 - Apr 1865        Rufus Randolph Rhodes             (b. 1818 - d. 1870)

Postmaster Generals
25 Feb 1861 -  5 Mar 1861  Henry T. Ellet 
                            (nominated and confirmed,
                             but declined appointment)
 6 Mar 1861 - 10 May 1865  John Henninger Reagan             (s.a.)
                             (provisional to 17 Feb 1862)
 

Secretaries of the Treasury
21 Feb 1861 - 18 Jul 1864  Christopher Gustavus Memminger    (b. 1803 - d. 1888)
                             (provisional to 17 Feb 1862)
18 Jul 1864 - 27 Apr 1865  George Alfred Trenholm            (b. 1807 - d. 1876)
                             (acting to 22 Nov 1864) 
27 Apr 1865 - 10 May 1865  John Henninger Reagan (acting)    (s.a.)

Treasurer of the Confederate States
 6 Mar 1861 - 1865         Edward Carrington Elmore

Comptroller and Solicitor
1861 - 1865                Lewis Cruger

     Revenue Marine Ensign

Chiefs of the Revenue Cutter Service
(subordinated to the Secretary of Treasury)
1861 - 1865                ....
 

Secretaries of War
21 Feb 1861 - 16 Sep 1861  Leroy Pope Walker (provisional)   (b. 1817 - d. 1884)
17 Sep 1861 - 23 Mar 1862  Judah Philip Benjamin             (s.a.) 
                            (acting provisional to 21 Nov 1861, 
                             acting from 17 Feb 1862) 
24 Mar 1862 - 17 Nov 1862  George Wythe Randolph             (b. 1818 - d. 1867)
17 Nov 1862 - 21 Nov 1862  Gustavus Woodson Smith (acting)   (b. 1822 - d. 1896)
21 Nov 1862 -  6 Feb 1865  James Alexander Seddon            (b. 1815 - d. 1880)
 6 Feb 1865 - 10 May 1865  John Cabell Breckenridge          (b. 1821 - d. 1875)

Chiefs of the Army Engineers Bureau (subordinated to Secretary of War)
 8 Apr 1861 -  3 Aug 1861  Josiah Gorgas (acting)
 3 Aug 1861 - 11 Nov 1861  Daniel Leadbetter (acting)
11 Nov 1861 - 24 Sep 1862  Alfred Landon Rives (1st time)
                             (acting)
25 Sep 1862 - 17 Aug 1863  Jeremy Francis Gilmer (1st time)
18 Aug 1863 -  9 Mar 1864  Alfred Landon Rives (2nd time)
                             (acting)
 9 Mar 1864 -  2 Apr 1864  Martin Luther Smith
 2 Apr 1864 - 18 Jul 1864  Alfred Landon Rives (3rd time)
                             (acting)
18 Jul 1864 - Apr 1865     Jeremy Francis Gilmer (2nd time)

Commissioners of Bureau of Indian Affairs (subordinated to Secretary of War)
15 Mar 1861 -  7 Apr 1862  David Hubard
 8 Apr 1862 - 186.         Sutton Scott
21 Feb 1865 - 1865         Douglas Hancock Cooper            (b. 1815 - d. 1879)

Commissioner of Indian Territory (subordinated to Secretary of War)
16 Mar 1861 - 1862         Albert Pike                       (b. 1809 - d. 1891) 
Commanders of the Department of Indian Territory and 
Commissioners of Indian Territory (subordinated to Secretary of War)
1862 -  7 Mar 1862         Benjamin J. McCullough            (b. 1811 - d. 1862) 
1862 -  5 Nov 1862         Albert Pike                       (s.a.) 
Nov 1862 - Jan 1863        Douglas Hancock Cooper            (s.a.) 
Jan 1863 - Dec 1863        William Steels
Commanders of the Department of Indian Territory and 
Superintendents of Indian Affairs (subordinated to Secretary of War)
Dec 1863 - 1865            Samuel Ball Maxey                 (b. 1825 - d. 1895) 
1865                       Douglas Hancock Cooper            (s.a.) 

Surgeon-general (subordinated to Secretary of War)
16 Mar 1861 - 1865         Samuel Preston Moore              (b. 1813 - d. 1889)

Secretaries of the Navy
 4 Mar 1861 -  2 May 1865  Stephan Russell Mallory           (b. 1811 - d. 1873)
                             (provisional to 17 Feb 1862)
 2 May 1865 - 10 May 1865  John Henninger Reagan (acting)    (s.a.)

Commandant of the Confederate States Marine Corps
(subordinated to Secretary of the Navy)
23 May 1861 - 10 May 1865  Lloyd J. Beall                    (b. 18.. - d. 1887)

Superintendent of the Confederate States Naval Academy
23 Jul 1863 -  2 May 1865  William Parker                    (b. 1826 - d. 1896)

Senate

President of the Senate
18 Feb 1862 - 18 Mar 1865  the Vice President

President Pro Tempore of the Senate
18 Feb 1862 - 18 Mar 1865  Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter   (s.a.)               Dem

House of Representatives

Presidents of the Congress
 4 Feb 1861  (hours)       Robert Woodward Barnwell          (b. 1801 - d. 1882)  Dem 
 4 Feb 1861 - 17 Feb 1862  Howell Cobb                       (b. 1815 - d. 1868)  Dem 
Presidents Pro Tempore of the Provisional Congress
10 Dec 1861 - 21 Dec 1861  Thomas Stanhope Bobcock (1st time)(b. 1815 - d. 1891)  Dem 
23 Dec 1861 - 24 Dec 1861  Josiah A. Patterson Campbell      (b. 1830 - d. 1917)
                             (1st time)
 6 Jan 1862                Josiah A. Patterson Campbell      (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
 7 Jan 1862 -  8 Jan 1862  Thomas Stanhope Bobcock (2nd time)(s.a.)               Dem
Speaker of the House of Representatives
18 Feb 1862 - 18 Mar 1865  Thomas Stanhope Bobcock           (s.a.)               Dem 
 
Supreme Court

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
(a confederate supreme court was not established)
17 Feb 1862 - 10 May 1865  Vacant

Note: 23 Jan 1865, General Robert E. Lee (b. 1807 - d. 1870) was appointed General-in-Chief 
of all the Confederate Armies by an act of Congress.

Party abbreviation: Dem = Democratic Party (southern democrat, pro-states rights, pro-slavery)