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50 Biggest Cities of the Confederate States with a Map

With the help of a map, can you name the 50 most populous cities of the Confederate States in 1860, which would up end seceding from the United States within the time span of a year?
The map portrays the situation on May 20th 1861.
Population estimates according to the US Census of 1860.
Bold and underlined cities listed under Virginia ceded to West Virginia in 1863.
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Population
State
Cities
168,675
LA
New Orleans
40,522
SC
Charleston
37,910
VA
Richmond
29,258
AL
Mobile
22,623
TN
Memphis
22,292
GA
Savannah
18,266
VA
Petersburg
16,988
TN
Nashville
14,620
VA
Norfolk
14,083
VA
Wheeling
12,652
VA
Alexandria
12,493
GA
Augusta
9,621
GA
Columbus
9,554
GA
Atlanta
9,552
NC
Wilmington
9,496
VA
Portsmouth
9,052
SC
Columbia
Population
State
Cities
8,843
AL
Montgomery
8,247
GA
Macon
8,235
TX
San Antonio
7,307
TX
Galveston
6,853
VA
Lynchburg
6,612
MS
Natchez
5,816
LA
Algiers
5,432
NC
New Bern
5,428
LA
Baton Rouge
5,107
LA
Jefferson
5,023
VA
Fredericksburg
4,815
TX
Houston
4,790
NC
Fayetteville
4,780
NC
Raleigh
4,591
MS
Vicksburg
4,392
VA
Winchester
4,069
TN
Columbia
Population
State
Cities
4,010
GA
Rome
3,989
AL
Tuscaloosa
3,875
VA
Staunton
3,848
GA
Athens
3,727
AR
Little Rock
~3,700
TN
Knoxville
3,634
AL
Huntsville
3,494
TX
Austin
3,364
VA
Martinsburg
3,308
MS
Columbus
3,225
GA
Newton
3,199
MS
Jackson
3,177
AL
Selma
2,987
MS
Holly Springs
2,876
FL
Pensacola
2,861
TN
Murfreesboro
FreeStater
+5
Level 66
Aug 3, 2023
Good quiz. Florida's historical population always surprises me.
Dekkie
+3
Level 55
Aug 3, 2023
Thanks! Florida really didn't have any large towns at the time. The only other two towns that reached over 2,000 inhabitants at the time were Key West and Jacksonville.
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