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Yes. It was one of the Southernmost (Deep South) states, and they were the first to secede.

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Q: Did Florida join the Confederacy in 1861?
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When did Florida secede from the US?

On January 10, 1861, Florida delegates, who were meeting in Tallahassee, the state capital, voted to secede from the U.S. With that action, Florida became one of the original 6 states to secede from the U.S. and form the Confederacy. (A factoid from America's Library.)


When did Arkansas join the Confederacy?

Arkansas joined the Confederacy after the assault on Fort Sumter. They joined on May 6, 1861.


What states were members of the confederacy?

None. By definition, the Border States were the slave-states that stayed out of the Confederacy. At one point, the Confederate General Braxton Bragg managed to invade Kentucky and set up a Confederate government there (and briefly, the regimental tailors were ordered to sew a twelfth star into the Stars and Bars), but it collapsed as soon as he retreated back across the state border.


What is the Secession of SC and Creation of the Confederacy?

Under the Presidency of James Buchanan (15th President: 1857-1861), SC was the first state to leave the Union. The creation of the Confederacy information can be found from this link: http://www.bookrags.com/research/1861-creation-of-the-confederacy-acwr-03/


What states seceded from the Union and formed a new nation?

Seven states seceded from the union and formed the Confederacy before Abraham Lincoln took office. They were: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 Confederate forces fired on Ft. Sumter an additional four states seceded and joined the Confederacy. They were:Virginia (April 17, 1861)Arkansas (May 6, 1861)Tennessee (May 7, 1861)North Carolina (May 20, 1861)The northwestern counties of Virginia then seceded from Virginia and sought admission to the Union as the State of West Virginia.