The United States in 1862: 34 States and Their Admission Dates

In 1862, the Union comprised 34 states. The original 13 colonies were joined by 21 additional states admitted between 1791 and 1861. Below is the complete list with admission years:

• Delaware (1787)
• Pennsylvania (1787)
• New Jersey (1787)
• Georgia (1788)
• Connecticut (1788)
• Massachusetts (1788)
• Maryland (1788)
• South Carolina (1788)
• New Hampshire (1788)
• Virginia (1788)
• New York (1788)
• North Carolina (1789)
• Rhode Island (1790)
• Vermont (1791)
• Kentucky (1792)
• Tennessee (1796)
• Ohio (1803)
• Louisiana (1812)
• Indiana (1816)
• Mississippi (1817)
• Illinois (1818)
• Alabama (1819)
• Maine (1820)
• Missouri (1821)
• Arkansas (1836)
• Michigan (1837)
• Florida (1845)
• Texas (1845)
• Iowa (1846)
• Wisconsin (1848)
• California (1850)
• Minnesota (1858)
• Oregon (1859)
• Kansas (1861)