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The Confederates did not appoint a General-in-Chief (Robert E. Lee) until 1865 - too late to make any difference.

For most of the war, that function was performed by the President, Jefferson Davis, an ex-Regular officer who was badly out of his depth.

Lee commanded the principal Confederate force, the Army of Northern Virginia, after the wounding and hospitalisation of Joseph E. Johnston.

The commander of the Confederates in the Western theatre was the unpopular Braxton Bragg, eventually replaced by Johnston when he had recovered from his wounds.

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