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From May 26, 1861 to the close of the war Richmond, Virginia was the Confederate capital. Prior to that it was at Montgomery, Alabama, where the provisional government had been formed.

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Population of the largest cities in the States that joined the Confederacy based upon the 1860 USA Census: # New Orleans, LA - Population - 168,675 # Charleston, SC - Population - 40,522 # Richmond, VA - Population -37,910 # Mobile, AL - Population - 29,258 # Memphis, TN - Population - 22,623 # Savannah, GA - Population - 22,292 # Petersburg, VA - Population - 18,266 # Nashville, TN - Population - 16,988 # Norfolk, VA - Population - 14,620 # Wheeling, VA - Population - 14,083 # Alexandria, VA - Population - 12,652 # Augusta, GA - Population - 12,493 # Columbus, GA - Population - 9,621 # Atlanta, GA - Population - 9,554 # Wilmington, SC - Population - 9552

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The capital city of the Confederacy was Richmond, Virginia. It was moved from Montgomery, Alabama.

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Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate States of America.

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Montgomery Alabama was the first capital of the Confederate States of America, but the capital was moved to Richmond in 1861 to promote the secession of Virginia.

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The Confederacy had two capital cities. The first one was in Montgomery Alabama. Soon after that Confederate President Jefferson Davis moved the South's capital to Richmond, Virginia.

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Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate States of America

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Montgomery, Alabama :p

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New Orleans.

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