Confederat States

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Across
  1. 4. This peninsula state became the third to join the Confederacy, in January 1861
  2. 5. The largest Confederate state by area, it had only joined the Union in 1845
  3. 7. This state, bordering the Mississippi River, seceded in May 1861
  4. 8. In 1864, Union General Sherman marched his army through this state to the sea
  5. 9. Richmond, this state's capital, became the eventual capital of the Confederacy
  6. 10. Named after the river that forms much of its western border; the second state to secede
  7. 11. Montgomery, this state's capital, was the first capital of the Confederacy
Down
  1. 1. New Orleans, once the largest city in the Confederacy, is located in this state
  2. 2. Home to the port city of Wilmington, an important Confederate supply route
  3. 3. The first state to secede from the Union, in December 1860
  4. 6. The last state to officially join the Confederacy, in June 1861