The Seven Original Confederate States

The first seven states to secede and form the Confederate States of America (February 1861):

1. South Carolina (Dec 20, 1860)
2. Mississippi (Jan 9, 1861)
3. Florida (Jan 10, 1861)
4. Alabama (Jan 11, 1861)
5. Georgia (Jan 19, 1861)
6. Louisiana (Jan 26, 1861)
7. Texas (Feb 1, 1861)

Four more (Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina) joined after Fort Sumter (April 1861), bringing the total to eleven.