Confederate-held territory

Definition

Confederate-held territory refers to the areas of land controlled by the Confederacy during the American Civil War. These regions were under the authority and governance of the Confederate States of America, a separate government formed by Southern states that seceded from the Union.

Related terms

Union: The Union refers to the United States during the Civil War, specifically representing those states that remained loyal to the federal government and did not join the Confederacy.

Secession: Secession is when a state or group breaks away from an existing political entity or organization. In this case, it refers to Southern states leaving (seceding) from the United States to form their own nation.

Confederacy: The Confederacy, also known as the Confederate States of America, was a self-declared country formed by eleven Southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860-1861.