USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Once Virginia seceded, the Confederate government moved the capital to Richmond, the South’s second-largest city. The move served to solidify the state of Virginia’s new Confederate identity and to sanctify the rebellion by associating it with the American Revolution.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-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.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Montgomery, Alabama Also known as the first capital of the Confederacy in the early Civil War period, Montgomery has a complicated history.