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Confederate States Army
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Confederate States Army
The
Confederate States Army
was the military ground force of the
Confederate States of America
, also known as the "Confederacy", while the Confederacy existed during the
American Civil War
. On February 28, 1861, the
Provisional Confederate Congress
established a provisional volunteer army and gave control over military operations and authority for mustering state forces and volunteers to the
President of the Confederate States of America
,
Jefferson Davis
, a graduate of the
United States Military Academy
and
colonel
of a volunteer regiment during the
Mexican–American War
. On March 6 and 9, 1861, the Provisional Confederate Congress passed additional military legislation and established a more permanent Confederate States Army.
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