What were the Confederates?

A breakaway republic with President Jefferson Davis, consisting of the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

The Southern States of America

The Confederate States of America were an unrecognised republic that broke away from the United States of America, based in the Southern region, comprising of eleven states that wished for independence, declaring secession - Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.