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It existed from [[1861]] to [[1865]], during which time it was wholly concerned with establishing its legitimacy through a [[American Civil War|war]] with the United States. Its capital was [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], [[Virginia]] and its [[president]] was [[Jefferson Davis]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Blood and Hope (novel)|Blood and Hope]]'') | It existed from [[1861]] to [[1865]], during which time it was wholly concerned with establishing its legitimacy through a [[American Civil War|war]] with the United States. Its capital was [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], [[Virginia]] and its [[president]] was [[Jefferson Davis]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Blood and Hope (novel)|Blood and Hope]]'') | ||
In [[1863]], the [[Third Doctor]] gave [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Abraham Lincoln]] a sketched map that he had made of the Confederate lines at [[Gettysburg]]. Lincoln gave the map to [[General]] [[Ulysses S. Grant]], thus helping the [[Union Army]] to win the [[Battle of Gettysburg]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Backtime (comic story)|Backtime]]'') | |||
On [[30 July]] [[1864]], [[Nyssa]] and [[Mulberry]] were sent through a [[wormhole]] to Virginia, where they met [[Floyd]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Renaissance of the Daleks (audio story)|Renaissance of the Daleks]]'') | On [[30 July]] [[1864]], [[Nyssa]] and [[Mulberry]] were sent through a [[wormhole]] to Virginia, where they met [[Floyd]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Renaissance of the Daleks (audio story)|Renaissance of the Daleks]]'') | ||
Since the Confederacy lost the war, it did not persist past [[April]] [[1865]], when its leading general, [[Robert E. Lee]], signed a document of surrender at the command of | Since the Confederacy lost the war, it did not persist past [[April]] [[1865]], when its leading general, [[Robert E. Lee]], signed a document of surrender at the command of General Grant. | ||
Known states of the Confederacy included Virginia, [[South Carolina]] and [[Alabama]] — although there were likely more. | Known states of the Confederacy included Virginia, [[South Carolina]] and [[Alabama]] — although there were likely more. | ||
Following the war, the former states of the Confederacy were re-absorbed into the United States of America — although | Following the war, the former states of the Confederacy were re-absorbed into the United States of America — although President Lincoln's government, judging from his final public speech, did not consider that they had ever, technically, seceded. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Blood and Hope (novel)|Blood and Hope]]'') | ||
In a [[Inferno Earth|parallel universe]] visited by the [[Third Doctor]], the Confederate States won the American Civil War. In the war's aftermath, the [[American Confederation]] was established. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Face of the Enemy (novel)|The Face of the Enemy]]'') | In a [[Inferno Earth|parallel universe]] visited by the [[Third Doctor]], the Confederate States won the American Civil War. In the war's aftermath, the [[American Confederation]] was established. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Face of the Enemy (novel)|The Face of the Enemy]]'') | ||
