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The 11 states that seceded from the United States in 1860 and 1861 comprised the Confederacy.

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The 11 states that seceded from the United States in 1860 and 1861, forming the Confederacy during the Civil War, are:

  1. South Carolina (seceded on December 20, 1860)
  2. Mississippi (January 9, 1861)
  3. Florida (January 10, 1861)
  4. Alabama (January 11, 1861)
  5. Georgia (January 19, 1861)
  6. Louisiana (January 26, 1861)
  7. Texas (February 1, 1861)
  8. Virginia (April 17, 1861)
  9. Arkansas (May 6, 1861)
  10. Tennessee (May 7, 1861)
  11. North Carolina (May 20, 1861)

These states collectively formed the Confederate States of America, which existed from 1861 until 1865.