I don't think they appointed a supreme commander. Robert E. Lee was in charge of the army in the East and was undoubtedly their leading general. Jefferson Davis was the president - I do not know if he was commander-in-chief of military forces like the US president.
Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America. As such he would have been the Commander in Chief of the Armies of the Confedracy.
President of the Confederate States of America President of the Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis was the Commander in Chief of all Confederate armies. He was the President of the Confederate States of America.
Term for the President as commander of the nation's armed forces.
The President is the Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces, not of the United States.
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The President of the United States of America
Yes, he is. One of the duties of the President of the United States of America is to be Commander in Chief (of the armed forces).
President of the United States of America.