what city did the confederacy choose as its capital
Confederate States of America
# City 1860 population 1860 U.S. rank Return to U.S. control 1 . New Orleans , Louisiana 168,675 6 1862 2 . Charleston , South Carolina 40,522 22 1865 3 . Richmond , Virginia 37,910 25 1865 4 . Mobile , Alabama 29,258 27 1865 5 . Memphis , Tennessee 22,623 38 1862 6 . Savannah , Georgia 22,619 41 1864 7 . Petersburg , Virginia 18,266 50 1865 8 . Nashville , Tennessee 16,988 54 1862 9 . Norfolk , Virginia 14,620 61 1862 10 . Augusta , Georgia 12,493 77 1865 11 . Columbus , Georgia 9,621 97 1865 12 . Atlanta , Georgia 9,554 99 1864 13 . Wilmington , North Carolina 9,553 100 1865
# City 1860 population 1860 U.S. rank Return to U.S. control 1 . New Orleans , Louisiana 168,675 6 1862 2 . Charleston , South Carolina 40,522 22 1865 3 . Richmond , Virginia 37,910 25 1865 4 . Mobile , Alabama 29,258 27 1865 5 . Memphis , Tennessee 22,623 38 1862 6 . Savannah , Georgia 22,619 41 1864 7 . Petersburg , Virginia 18,266 50 1865 8 . Nashville , Tennessee 16,988 54 1862 9 . Norfolk , Virginia 14,620 61 1862 10 . Augusta , Georgia 12,493 77 1865 11 . Columbus , Georgia 9,621 97 1865 12 . Atlanta , Georgia 9,554 99 1864 13 . Wilmington , North Carolina 9,553 100 1865