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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. Only line officers wore those straps shown below as officers of various staff ...
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]
See incomplete appointments section in List of American Civil War Generals (Acting Confederate). Warner includes him on list of generals despite lack of confirmation; Eicher does not. Jones, Samuel: Brigadier general rank, nom: July 21, 1861 conf: August 28, 1861 Major general rank: March 10, 1862 nom: March 11, 1862 conf: March 13, 1862 (March ...
Confederate Army officers indicated their military affiliation with different colored facing on their coats or jackets. The colors were red for artillery, yellow for cavalry, light blue for infantry, and black for medical. A very distinctive feature of the Confederate officers' uniforms was the gold braid Austrian knots on their sleeves. More ...
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.
Ranks and insignia of the Confederate States This page was last edited on 8 July 2022, at 06:28 (UTC). Text is ...
The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting against the United States forces to win the independence of the Southern states and uphold and expand the institution of slavery. [3]
Pages in category "Confederate States Army generals" The following 82 pages are in this category, out of 82 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...