The commander of the Confederate forces in Charleston was "<span>P.G.T. Beauregard," since this location would be referring to the the famous "Battle of Fort Sumpter," which ended in a Confederate victory. </span>
A union of independent sovereign states is called confederacy.
A confederacy is an association of sovereign states or communities. Confederacy may include tribes, states or communities.
In a confederacy states or people join together for a particular purpose, usually related to politics or trade.
In the American Civil War, Confederacy was the group of southern states that fought to leave the United States and keep slavery.
