the confederacy placed washington, d. c. as its capital city during the civil war.
the confederacy placed washington, d. c. as its capital city during the civil war.
where did the confederacy place their capital city during the civil war?
washington, d. c.
after the confederate army fired on fort sumter in charleston, south carolina, on april 12, 1861, beginning the civil war, additional states seceded. virginia voted to secede from the union on april 17, 1861, and existed briefly thereafter as an independent republic before joining the confederacy on june 19, 1861. however, on may 8, 1861, in the confederate capital city of montgomery, alabama, the decision was made to name the city of richmond, virginia as the new capital of the confederacy. shortly thereafter, in recognition of virginia's strategic importance, the confederate capital was moved to richmond.
richmond in the american civil war
from 1364 to 1372 guichard participated in the english administration of aquitaine and was appointed marshal. he joined the black prince's expedition to spain during castilian civil war between 1366 and 1369 and fought in the battle of najera of 1367. after the spanish campaign he was sent to rome. in his absence the hostilities resumed, and (according to froissart) guichard's embassy had to split and find the way through savoy, auvergne and brittany. he joined john of hastings, earl of pembroke in a raid into the valley of loire. he was a member of john chandos' troop when chandos was mortally wounded. shortly afterwards guichard was appointed governor of poitou. in 1370 guichard participated in the sack of limoges by prince edward's forces. he spent the winter of 1371-1372 in england, where he was made knight of the garter. on 22 june 1372 he was captured on the way back to the continent in the battle of la rochelle together with hastings. he couldn't ransom himself out because his lands were taken by the french. he was transferred to in 1374 and was exchanged in 1375. he was appointed tutor of richard, prince of wales, and at his coronation in 1377 king richard made guichard earl of huntingdon for life and granted him an additional pension.
guichard d'angle