The Confederate capital of New Mexico Territory during the Civil War was Mesilla. New Mexico and Arizona were combined at that time into a territory. Mesilla was located in the southern section of this territory.
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The Confederate capital, Richmond was captured after the Battle of Five Forks, which forced Lee to evacuate it and Petersburg as well.
Montgomery, Alabama was the capital from February 1861 until May 1861. Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America, moved the Confederate government to Richmond, Virginia in large part due to the heat and mosquitoes that were common during the Alabama summers. Once Virginia seceded from the Union and joined the Confederate States of America, the Confederate government moved to Richmond, Virginia. The last Confederate capital was Danville, Virginia.
Richmond, Virgina was the confederates capital during the civil war. This is not correct, Montgomery, Alabama was the first Confederate capital in 1862, Jefferson Davis was sworn in on the steps of the Montgomery Capital building. Also you can still visit the first confederate white house where Jeff Davis and his family lived before the southern capital was moved to Richmond, VA.
The first capital of the confederate states of America was Montgomery, Alabama.