General Robert E. Lee, was the commander of the Army of the Confederate States of America. This did not happen until the last year of the war. For most of the war, the South had no overall commander to coordinate the efforts of its various forces.
For most of the war, the Confederates had no overall commander. They were effectively commanded by President Jefferson Davis, an ex-West Point officer, who saw himself as a great General.
Davis's performance, both as a notional General-in-Chief and as a President, showed that he had moved up out of his league.
Much too late, in 1865, he appointed Robert E. Lee to the top job. By then, Lee could do nothing except stay on the defensive until Grant's superior manpower simply wore him down.
Jefferson Davis was the Commander in Chief of all Confederate armies. He was the President of the Confederate States of America.
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The Union Army was fighting to preserve the federate states vs the confederate states
The Commander in Chief of the Confederacy was his President, Jefferson Davis. Robert E. Lee became the commander of the Army of the Northern Virginia in 1862 and General in Chief of the Confederate Army on February 6,1865.
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General Robert E. Lee was the commander of the Armies of the Confederate States of America.
Robert E. Lee
In the Confederate States, there were multiple commanders who led the Confederate army at different times during the American Civil War. The most well-known Confederate commander was General Robert E. Lee. In the United States, the commander of the army is typically the President of the United States as the Commander-in-Chief, while the actual day-to-day leadership falls to the General of the Army, who is currently General Mark A. Milley.
Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America. Robert E. Lee was the commanding general of the Confederate Army.
Jefferson Davis was the Commander in Chief of all Confederate armies. He was the President of the Confederate States of America.
The commander (president) of the Confederacy itself was Jefferson Davis. The commander of the Confederate Army was Robert E. Lee.
General Robert E. Lee lead the army, Jefferson Davis led the Confederate states as their president.
George Washington was commander-in-chief of the Continental army (Revolutionary War). The Confederate army fought for the South during the Civil War.
Confederate States Army ended in 1865.
Confederate States Army was created in 1861.
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