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the rebel army
Confederate army was the name. They were also called Rebels too.
Within the large parameters of the Confederate military, there were any number of names given to large armies in the US Civil War. For example, two large Southern armies were the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of Tennessee.
It went by the Federal Army, Northern Army, U.S. Army, and the National Army, but the first two are most correct.
The Confederates, the South, the Rebels and the Grays were some of the names given to them by Union soldiers
The Confederate Army of Tennessee commanded by General Braxton Bragg.
General Robert E. Lee commanded the Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg.
Confederate Provisional President Jefferson Davis created the first Confederate army in March of 1861. He called for 100,000 men to serve for twelve months. The army's name was the Provisional Army of the Confederate States. Davis named its first office, Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard to the position of brigadier general. He was a USMA graduate.
Robert E. Lee
the rebel army
Robert E. Lee was the primary general, although he had many sub-generals under him.
The Confederate army that fought at the First Battle of Bull Run was called the Confederate Army of the Potomac. Later it was renamed to the Army of Northern Virginia.
The specific name of the army Confederate General Robert E Lee commanded was the Army of Northern Virgina. Even to the last weeks of the war Confederate President Jefferson Davis clearly demonstrated his power by appointing General Johnston to command the Army of Tennessee.
There was Stonewall Jackson, a general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
If, by leader of the South, you are referring to Commanding General of the Confederate Army Robert E. Lee, his horse's name was "Traveler"
Robert E. Lee was the commander of the Army of Northern Virgina before and after the battle of Chancellorsville
The last name of the Confederate general known for his daring tactics and flamboyant behavior during the Civil War was Stuart. General J.E.B. Stuart was one of the notable southern generals of that time.