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...that the Upper South of the United States (pictured) comprises the states which didn't secede from the Union until after the Battle of Fort Sumter?

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 {{*mp}}...that the '''[[Upland South|Upper South]]''' of the [[United States]] (''pictured'') comprises the [[U.S. state|state]]s which didn't [[secede]] from the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] until after the [[Battle of Fort Sumter]]?