Robert E. Lee was a leader in the Confederate States of America, which was the South.
The Confederacy or The Confederate States of America
When the southern US States seceded from the United States of America in 1860, the government they formed was called the Confederate States of America
By South, I assume to mean Confederate States of America. The president was Jefferson Davis, and the Confederate Capital was Montgomery, Alabama
Seriously? He was the President of the Confederate States of America. The South.
The CSA is the abbreviation for the Confederate States of America.
Confederate States of America ended in 1865.
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis was the leader of The Confederate States of America
Robert E. Lee was never 'leader of the South' - Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America.
The Confederate States of America. The President was Jefferson Davis. He was not happy about this, as he had hoped to be appointed General-in-Chief of the Confederate armies. In the event, he tried to perform both functions, and failed in both.
In 1860 and 1861, eleven states formed a separate nation called the Confederate States of America. This is a forerunner to the Civil War in which the Confederate States of America fought against the Union of States.