what were the slave states that did not secede and join the confederacy?

Answer 1

Hey R3Miller1,

Secession process Dec 1860-May 1861
Seven states seceded by March 1861:

South Carolina (December 20, 1860),
Mississippi (January 9, 1861),
Florida (January 10, 1861),
Alabama (January 11, 1861),
Georgia (January 19, 1861),
Louisiana (January 26, 1861),
Texas (February 1, 1861).
After Lincoln called for troops four more states seceded:

Virginia (April 17, 1861),[1]
Arkansas (May 6, 1861),
Tennessee (May 7, 1861).[2]
North Carolina (May 20, 1861)
Pro-Secession Factions in two states formed Confederate governments and seceded, though these states were also claimed by Union governments:

Missouri (October 31, 1861 by the Neosho Legislature)
Kentucky (November 20, 1861 by the Russellville Convention)
Following Abraham Lincoln's election as President in 1860 on a platform that among other things sought to raise import taxes to benefit northern manufacturers and opposed the extension of slavery, seven slave southern states chose to secede from the United States and declared that the Confederate States of America was formed on February 4, 1861. Jefferson Davis was selected as its first President on February 9 and inaugurated on February 18.

In what later came to be known as the Cornerstone Speech C.S. Vice President Alexander Stephens, declared that the “cornerstone” of the new government "rest[ed] upon the great truth that the ***** is not equal to the white man; that slavery—subordination to the superior race—is his natural and normal condition. This, our new government, is the first, in the history of the world, based upon this great physical, philosophical, and moral truth."[1] By contrast, Confederate President Jefferson Davis made no explicit reference to slavery at all in his inaugural address[2]. However, in addition to the legal ordinances of secession adopted by each of the seceding states, the Deep South states of South Carolina[3], Mississippi[4], Georgia[5], and Texas[6] all issued declarations of causes, each of which identified the threat to slavery and slaveholders’ rights as a major cause of secession.

Texas joined the Confederate States of America on March 2 and then replaced its governor, Sam Houston, when he refused to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederate States of America. These seven states seceded1 from the United States and took control of military/naval installations, ports, and custom houses within their boundaries, triggering the American Civil War.

A month after the Confederate States of America was formed, on March 4, 1861, Abraham Lincoln was sworn in as President of the United States. In his inaugural address, he argued that the Constitution had made the United States a more perfect union than under the earlier Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union-- and likewise that "the Union is much older than the Constitution," being, he claimed, 1) formed by the Articles of Association in 1774, 2) made a nation via the Declaration of Independence in 1776, and 3) "declared to be perpetual" under the Articles of Confederation in 1778 (which were actually ratified by the states in 1781). As such, he claimed that the Constitution was a binding contract supremely bestowing national authority to the Union over the states, and that therefore "no state by its own mere motion can lawfully get out of the Union," calling the secession "legally void". The legal issue of whether or not the Constitution was a binding contract which authorized federal force against any state, has-- surprisingly, for such a controversial issue and incident-- rarely been addressed by government, law professionals, media or academics, leading by many to the conclusion from that it was a "suppressed concept" in American politics during the Reconstruction era and afterwards; and thus to this day, it remains a hotly debated concept. Lincoln stated that he had no intent to invade Southern states-- except that which was "necessary" to maintain possession of federal property and collection of various federal taxes, duties and imposts. His speech closed with a plea for acceptance of the bonds of union.

On April 12, Confederate troops, following orders from the Secretary of War, fired upon the federal troops occupying Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, forcing their surrender. Following the Battle of Fort Sumter, Lincoln called for all remaining states in the Union to send troops to recapture Sumter and other forts, defend the capital (Washington, D.C.), and preserve the Union. Most Northerners believed that a quick victory for the Union would crush the rebellion, and so Lincoln only called for volunteers for 90 days of duty. Lincoln's call for troops resulted in four more states voting to secede. Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina joined the Confederacy for a total of 11. Once Virginia joined the Confederate States, the Confederate capital was moved from Montgomery, Alabama to Richmond, Virginia.

Kentucky was a border state during the American Civil War and, for a time, had two state governments, one supporting the Confederacy and one supporting the Union. The original government of Kentucky remained in the Union after a short-lived attempt at neutrality, but a rival faction from that state was accepted as a member of the Confederate States of America. A more complex situation surrounds the Missouri Secession, but, in any event, Missouri was also considered a member of the Confederate States of America. With Kentucky and Missouri, the number of Confederate states is thus sometimes considered to be 13.

The five tribal governments of the Indian Territory—which became Oklahoma in 1907—also mainly supported the Confederacy, provided troops and one General officer.

Confederate coin.Citizens at Mesilla and Tucson in the southern part of New Mexico Territory formed a secession convention and voted to join the Confederacy, on March 16, 1861, and appointed Lewis Owings as the new territorial Governor. In July, Mesilla appealed to Confederate troops in El Paso, Texas under Lt. Col. John Baylor for help in removing the Union army under Maj. Isaac Lynde that was stationed nearby. The Confederates under Baylor defeated Lynde at the Battle of Mesilla on July 27th. After the battle Baylor established a territorial government for the Confederate Arizona Territory and named himself Governor. In 1862, a New Mexico Campaign was launched under General Sibley to take the northern half of New Mexico. Confederates briefly occupied the territorial capital of Santa Fe but, defeated at Glorietta Pass in March, the Confederates retreated and never returned.

The northernmost slave states (Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware and West Virginia) were contested territory but the Union won control by 1862. In 1861, martial law was declared in Maryland (the state which borders the U.S. capital, Washington, D.C., on three sides) to block attempts at secession. Delaware, also a slave state, never considered secession, nor did the capital of the U.S., Washington, D.C.. In 1861, during the war, a unionist legislature in Wheeling, Virginia seceded from Virginia, claiming 48 counties, and joined the United States, in 1863, as the state of West Virginia, with a constitution that gradually abolished slavery.

Attempts to secede from the Confederate States of America by some counties in eastern Tennessee were held in check by Confederate declarations of martial law[7][8].

The surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia by General Lee at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865 is generally taken as the end of the Confederate States. President Davis was captured at Irwinville, Georgia on May 10 and the remaining Confederate armies surrendered by June 1865. The last Confederate flag was hauled down, on CSS Shenandoah on November 6, 1865.

Answer 2

The people above provided great answers to your question. I'm just writing because I think it's ironic that when the Civil War ended, only the Confederate states were required to abolish slavery right away. States like Maryland still practiced slavery a year and a half after the Civil War ended. So the Federal Government's position was, "the states that we just beat in the war can't have slaves - we still can".

There was alot of slavery in the north, although not on the scale that the south practiced it, but only because the northerners did not have that great a need for it - not because they treated black people any better. In fact, when northerners would visit relatives in the south, they were shocked that the southerners actually allowed black people in their homes (in the north, they usually wouldn't).

Somehow the Union got the better deal in the history books; however, they were really no better than the south when it came to their attitudes toward blacks - they just didn't have the agricultural need for slavery on a mass scale.

Answer 3

Ok, here's an interesting bit of Civil War trivia. The emancipation Proclamation only outlawed slavery in southern states. Northerners who owned slaves did not have to free them. Lincoln did that so he wouldn't lose the support of rich northerners who may not have had plantations, but still liked having their house slaves.
Text of Abraham Lincoln's executive declaration pronouncing that all persons held as slaves in areas in rebellion against the United States would henceforth be free.
(politicians never change)


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Micheal G thank you for letting me know about the house slaves thing. I live in West Virginia, which of course was Virginia pre-civil war. I have toured old homes here, and they have house slave quarters (Nanny's, cooks and such) But that is explained by the fact that WV was part of VA. We are kind of in the middle.

also Rustskipp that was a very informative answer.

Answer 4

The District of Columbia still had slavery until 1862, when it was terminated by Congress with a buyout.
Slaveowners were told they would be given compensation, I think $300 per slave, but they were not given a choice. Slave auctions still went on in D.C. until the Compromise of 1850.

Answer 5

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