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It was too close to Washington DC for strategic comfort for both the union and confederacy during the civil war.

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Q: Why was the confederate Capital moved from Montgomery to Richmond?
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Was the confederacy's capital in Danville VA Montgomery Alabama or Richmond Virginia?

The Confederate Capital moved from Montgomery, Alabama to Richmond, Virginia as a condition for Virginia's session from the union. In the last days of the war, when General Grant's army entered Richmond, Jefferson Davis moved the Capital from Richmond to Danville, Virginia.


Where was the confederate capital during he civil war?

The capital of the Confederacy that fell to the Union troops was Montgomery, Alabama. The other capital that fell in April of 1865 was Richmond, Virginia which was evacuated by the Confederates April 2 and the Yankees entered the city the next morning. Montgomery was the capital of Alabama and the first capital of the Confederate States of America.


What city became the capital of the Confederate government?

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.


What was the confederation's capital?

Montgomery, Alabama - February 4, 1861�May 29, 1861.Richmond, Virginia - May 29, 1861�April 9, 1865.Richmond, Virginia.


What city in Virginia was the confederate capital during the civil war?

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.