USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -However, on May 8, 1861, in the Confederate Capital City of Montgomery, Alabama, the decision was made to name the City of Richmond, Virginia as the new Capital of the Confederacy. The Confederate capital was moved to Richmond in recognition of Virginia’s strategic importance.

Detailed explanation-2: -Why was Richmond made the Confederate capital and how did that status change life there? Once Virginia seceded, the Confederate government moved the capital to Richmond, the South’s second-largest city.

Detailed explanation-3: -While the first Confederate capital was in Montgomery AL, Richmond was Confederacy’s most industrial city and Virginia was the largest Confederate state, so Richmond was chosen as the permanent capital for the Confederacy. Richmond’s population in 1860 was 38, 000 including 11, 700 slaves.

Detailed explanation-4: -The State Capitol on Capitol Square in Richmond served as the center of political power and civic ceremonies for both Virginia and the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War (1861–1865).

Detailed explanation-5: -Richmond, Virginia, was the capital of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. While it is most notably known for being the South’s political capital, Richmond transformed as a city throughout the course of the war from an agricultural town to an industrial powerhouse.