Confederate States Army

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The Confederate States Army was the land warfare force of the secessionist Southern states during the American Civil War, known for figures like Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army
military organization
approximateSize over 1,000,000 soldiers served over the course of the war
commanderInChief Jefferson Davis
conflict American Civil War
country Confederate States of America
disbandedAsAResultOf surrender at Appomattox Court House
doctrine offensive-defensive strategy
endTime 1865
hasPart Army of Kentucky
Army of Mississippi
Army of New Mexico
Army of Northern New Mexico
linked to: Army of New Mexico

Army of Northern Virginia
Army of Tennessee
Army of the Peninsula
Army of the Potomac (Confederate)
Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate)
Army of the Trans-Mississippi
Army of the Valley
Army of the West
linked to: Army of New Mexico

Confederate artillery
Confederate cavalry
Confederate infantry
headquartersLocation Richmond, Virginia
ideology Confederate nationalism
defense of slavery
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalStatus armed forces of a secessionist government not recognized by the United States
notableCommander A. P. Hill
linked to: A.P. Hill

Albert Sidney Johnston
Braxton Bragg
J. E. B. Stuart
linked to: J.E.B. Stuart

James Longstreet
John Bell Hood
John C. Pemberton
Joseph E. Johnston
Jubal A. Early
Kirby Smith
Nathan Bedford Forrest
P. G. T. Beauregard
Richard S. Ewell
Robert E. Lee
Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
linked to: Stonewall Jackson
opposedBy Union Army
United States Army
partOf Armed Forces of the Confederate States of America
primaryEnemy United States of America
primaryOpposingForce Union Army of the Potomac
linked to: Army of the Potomac
recruitment conscription
volunteer enlistment
religion predominantly Protestant chaplaincy
serviceBranch land forces
significantBattle Appomattox Campaign
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Chickamauga
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Shiloh
First Battle of Bull Run
Second Battle of Bull Run
Siege of Petersburg
Siege of Vicksburg
startTime 1861
subordinateTo Confederate States government
territory Confederate States of America
usedEquipment cavalry sabers
field artillery
ironclad-supporting coastal artillery
muzzle-loading rifles
smoothbore muskets

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Stonewall Jackson militaryBranch Confederate States Army
Jefferson Davis militaryBranch Confederate States Army
Fort Sumter garrisonedBy Confederate States Army
Fort Sumter firstShotsFiredBy Confederate forces
linked to: Confederate States Army
James Longstreet militaryBranch Confederate States Army
Confederate military leadership militaryBranch Confederate States Army
Army of Northern Virginia partOf Confederate States Army
Army of Northern Virginia branch Confederate States Army
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park belligerent Confederate Army
linked to: Confederate States Army
Anne Hill Carter Lee associatedWith Confederate States of America (through son Robert E. Lee)
linked to: Confederate States Army
Simon Bolivar Buckner Sr. militaryBranch Confederate States Army
Samuel Arnold servedIn Confederate Army
linked to: Confederate States Army
Stonewall Jackson militaryBranch Confederate States Army
subject linked to: Stonewall
Confederate States Army partOf Armed Forces of the Confederate States of America
linked to: Confederate States Army
Anna Jackson spouseMilitaryAllegiance Confederate States Army
William L. Cabell militaryBranch Confederate States Army
Military Division of the Mississippi opponent Confederate Army
linked to: Confederate States Army
Valley Campaign of 1862 belligerent Confederate States Army
Tredegar Iron Works producedFor Confederate Army
linked to: Confederate States Army
Braxton Bragg militaryBranch Confederate States Army
Deep Cut controlledBy Confederate States Army
Brawner Farm associatedWith Confederate Army
linked to: Confederate States Army
Confederate States of America alliance Confederate States Army
subject linked to: CSA
Confederate States of America militaryBranch Confederate States Army
subject linked to: CSA
Confederate battle flag usedBy Confederate States Army
James Longstreet militaryBranch Confederate States Army
From Manassas to Appomattox mainSubject Confederate States Army
From Manassas to Appomattox hasPerspective Confederate
linked to: Confederate States Army
James Longstreet militaryBranch Confederate States Army
subject linked to: Old Pete
James Longstreet countryOfService Confederate States Army
subject linked to: Old Pete
Old Pete associatedWith Confederate States Army
Lee’s War Horse associatedWith Confederate States Army
Boston Corbett capturedBy Confederate States Army
John C. Breckinridge militaryBranch Confederate States Army
J.E.B. Stuart militaryBranch Confederate States Army
Union Army opposedBy Confederate States Army
Army of the Potomac primaryOpponents Confederate States Army
Thomas Jonathan Jackson militaryBranch Confederate States Army
subject linked to: Thomas
Second Battle of Bull Run hasParticipant Confederate States Army
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar servedIn Confederate States Army
P. G. T. Beauregard militaryBranch Confederate States Army
Carolinas Campaign involvedBranch Confederate Army
linked to: Confederate States Army
Cullen Bohannon militaryAllegiance Confederate States Army
Battle of Fair Oaks combatant Confederate Army
linked to: Confederate States Army
Fort Gaines garrisonedBy Confederate States Army
John Pelham militaryBranch Confederate States Army
Battle of Port Royal involvedBranch Confederate Army
linked to: Confederate States Army
Lewis Armistead militaryBranch Confederate States Army