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Following the Union victory in the Civil War, Tennessee had already been readmitted to the Union in July 1866, The remaining Confederate States were governed by the North as military districts, as per the Reconstruction Act passed in March 1867.
Mississippi was a Confederate state
In Viirginia, which was a Confederate state
Yes.
Just the American Civil War began, the military leader who would end up becoming the most famous Confederate general, Robert E. Lee, was offered a key position in the Union Army. Despite being personally opposed to slavery and secession, Lee hesitated to accept the position because it would require him to make war against his beloved home-state of Virginia. His hesitation cost him the job, and he went on to serve in the Confederate military.