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Confederacy may refer to:

A Confederation, an association of sovereign states or communities. Examples include:

• Confederate States of America, eleven southern states of the United States of America between 1861 and 1865. "Confederacy" may also reference the military armed forces of the CSA, such as:
  • Confederate States Army
  • Confederate States Marine Corps
  • Confederate States Navy
• Confederate Ireland
• Canadian Confederation
• Confederation of the Rhine
• Gaya Confederacy, an ancient grouping of territorial polities in southern Korea
• German Confederation
• Iroquois Confederacy, group of united Native American nations in both Canada and the United States of America
• Maratha Confederacy
• North German Confederation
• Peru-Bolivian Confederation of 1836–1839
• Powhatan Confederacy
• Sikh Confederacy
• Swiss Confederation
  • Old Swiss Confederacy
• Three Confederate States of Gojoseon of the Korean Bronze Age
• Western Confederacy

Fictional confederacies[link]

• Breen Confederacy, a political entity in the Star Trek universe
• Capellan Confederation, a political entity in the Battletech universe
• Galactic Confederacy, part of the Scientology mythos
• Terran Confederacy, a political entity in the StarCraft universe
• Terran Confederation, a political entity in the Wing Commander universe
• Confederation of Planet Omega, from the animated series Once Upon a Time... Space
• The Confederacy of Independent Systems, a secessionist political entity in the Star Wars universe

See also[link]

• A Confederacy of Dunces, a novel written by John Kennedy Toole, published in 1980
• Confederates (novel), a novel by Thomas Keneally
• Confederate Motor Company, an American manufacturer of motorcycles
• 1932 Chevrolet Confederate Series BA, an automobile
• Federacy, where one or several states or regions enjoy considerably more independence than the majority
• Federation, a union comprising a number of partially self-governing states or regions united by a central government

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Armand Edward Blackmar, born in Vermont in 1826, to parents Reuben Harmon and Amanda (Cushman) Blackmar, was, with his brother,Henry, the founder of Blackmar Brothers, a (popular music)|music publishing]] company. Begun in 1860, this publishing company was originally based out of New Orleans, Louisiana, and later Augusta, Georgia. This would become the most successful publisher of music of the Confederacy American Civil War,^[1][2] issuing about half the songs released during that era.^[3] A.E. was best known for the patriotic songs he wrote.

Armand and Henry were music teachers before entering the publishing business. When Northern troops took over the city of New Orleans, Henry Blackmar moved the business to Augusta, while Armand - due to his Northern accent - managed to continue working out of New Orleans for a time, but a Union raid on his business forced him to cease working. He continued to live in Louisiana and published songs of his own, under a pseudonym, through his brother.^[3]

Blackmar's published work included, among others, The Bonnie Blue Flag, Dixie War Song (arranged and published), (State Song)Maryland! My Maryland!, Southern Marseillaise, and The Beauregard Manassas.^[4]

Henry Blackmar continued to operate the Blackmar publishing house out of Augusta, Georgia, extending their distribution chain throughout the South. Following the Civil War, in addition to efforts in the game of chess, Armond continued to publish music and sell it in several sites in the United States. He returned to New Orleans and reopened a music store there. Additionally, his brother, Henry operated an additional music store of his own that was also located in New Orleans. Armond died several years after returning to New Orleans.

During the contentious Civil War years, Armand Edward additionally worked as a lawyer in New Orleans. In 1881 and 1882, A.E. Blackmar created Blackmar's Gambit, a chess opening, and published his work in the July 1882 issue of Brentano’s Chess.^[4] Armand Edward Blackmar was married to Margaret Bridget Meara of New Orleans, Louisiana.

References[link]

• Abel, E. (2000). Singing the New Nation: How Music Shaped the Confederacy, 1861-1865. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books. ISBN 0-8117-0228-6. 
• Cornelius, Steven (2004). Music of the Civil War Era. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-313-32081-0. 
• Sanjek, Russel (1988). American Popular Music and Its Business: The First Four Hundred Years. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-504310-3. 

External Links[link]

• Sheet music for "Beauregard Manassas Quick-step.", Augusta, GA: Blackmar & Bro., 1861. From Confederate Imprints Sheet Music Collection.

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