Armed Forces and Units

Confederate States Army

Also Known As Confederate Army

Modern, Confederate States of America

Citation Formats

General Reference

War and Military Atlas. "Confederate States Army." Accessed August 29, 2026. https://dev-military.interactiveatlas.org/armed-forces/confederate-states-army.

APA Style

War and Military Atlas. (n.d.). Confederate States Army. Retrieved August 29, 2026, from https://dev-military.interactiveatlas.org/armed-forces/confederate-states-army

BibTeX

@misc{warandmilitaryatlas-confederate-states-army,
  author = {War and Military Atlas},
  title = {Confederate States Army},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-military.interactiveatlas.org/armed-forces/confederate-states-army},
  note = {Accessed August 29, 2026}
}

The Confederate States Army was the land force of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, established February 28, 1861, when the Provisional Confederate Congress created a provisional volunteer army under President Jefferson Davis. It fought United States forces to support the rebellion of the seceding Southern states until its surrender in 1865.

Facts

Force Type

standing army (provisional volunteer force) 1

Founded Year

1861 1

Country

Confederate States of America 1

Cross-Tradition Connections