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The Eleven States of the Confederacy

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South Carolina ^[1] (December 20, 1860)^{^[2]}
Mississippi ^[3] (January 9, 1861)
Florida ^[4] (January 10, 1861)
Alabama ^[5] (January 11, 1861)
Georgia ^[6] (January 19, 1861)
Louisiana ^[7] (January 26, 1861)
Texas ^[8] (February 1, 1861)
Virginia ^[9] (April 17, 1861; ratified by voters May 23, 1861)
Arkansas ^[10] (May 6, 1861)
Tennessee ^[11] (May 7, 1861; ratified by voters June 8, 1861)^{^[12]}
North Carolina ^[13] (May 20, 1861)

Source: Wikipedia ^[14].

How It's Used

"In the version of history being taught in some Virginia classrooms, New Orleans began the 1800s as a bustling U.S. harbor (instead of as a Spanish colonial one). The Confederacy included 12 states (instead of 11). And the United States entered World War I in 1916 (instead of in 1917).

"These are among the dozens of errors historians have found since Virginia officials ordered a review of textbooks by Five Ponds Press, the publisher responsible for a controversial claim that African American soldiers fought for the South in large numbers during the Civil War."

—Kevin Sieff, "Some Va. history texts filled with errors, review finds," The Washington Post, December 29, 2010.