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Officers of the Confederate States Navy used, just like the army, a combination of several rank insignias to indicate their rank. [4] [better source needed] While both hat insignia and sleeve insignia were used here the primary indicator were shoulder straps.
This category is for articles about men who served as officers in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865). Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
Robert E. Lee, the best known CSA general.Lee is shown with the insignia of a Confederate colonel, which he chose to wear throughout the war. Much of the design of the Confederate States Army was based on the structure and customs of the United States Army [1] when the Confederate States Congress established the Confederate States War Department on February 21, 1861. [2]
Pages in category "Military ranks of the Confederate States of America" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Provisional Army of the Confederate States (PACS) was authorized by Act of Congress on February 23, 1861, and began organizing on April 27. The Army of Confederate States was the regular army, organized by Act of Congress on March 6, 1861. [1] It was authorized to include 15,015 men, including 744 officers, but this level was never achieved.
The Army of the Confederate States of America (ACSA) was the regular army and was authorized to include 15,015 men, including 744 officers, but this level was never achieved. The men serving in the highest rank as Confederate States generals, such as Samuel Cooper and Robert E. Lee , were enrolled in the ACSA to ensure that they outranked all ...
The United States Military Academy (USMA) is an undergraduate college in West Point, New York, that educates and commissions officers for the United States Army. Confederate President Jefferson Davis, himself a former officer and West Point graduate (class of 1828), preferred West Point trained officers for the Confederate States Army (CSA ...
Ordnance sergeant was an enlisted rank in the U.S. Army from 1832 to 1920. The Confederate States Army also had an ordnance sergeant position during its existence. Ordnance sergeants were part of the Army's Ordnance Department and were in charge of the ordnance (weapons and ammunition) stores at a particular fort or other Army post.