When researching in the period of the Civil War in the United States, consider what area the contemporary state was:
Northern States | California | Connecticut | Illinois | Indiana |
Iowa | Kansas | Main | Massachusetts | |
Michigan | Minnesota | New Hampshire | New Jersey | |
New York | Ohio | Oregon | Pennsylvania | |
Rhode Island | Vermont | West Virginia | Wisconsin | |
Southern States Seceded before 15 April 1861 | Alabama | Florida | Georgia | Louisiana |
Mississippi | South Carolina | Texas | ||
Slaves States Did not secede | Arkansas | North Carolina | Tennessee | Virginia |
Delaware | District of Columbia | Kentucky | Maryland | |
Missouri | ||||
Territories not yet formed | Arizona | Colorado | Idaho | Oklahoma |
Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Mexico | |
North Dakota | South Dakota | Utah Washington |
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This section is drawn from Genealogy by Berry (including map)