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    Prelude

    By the time Abraham Lincoln took office as President of the United States on March 4, 1861, the seven seceding slave … See more

    Establishment

    The Confederate States Congress provided for a regular Confederate States Army, patterned after its parent in the United States Army (established 1775 / 1789). It was to consist of a large provisional force to exist only i… See more

    FoundedFebruary 28, 1861
    Part ofWar Department
    DisbandedMay 26, 1865
    Size1,082,119 total who served · 464,646 peak in 1863
    Morale and motivations

    In his 2010 book Major Problems in the Civil War, historian Michael Perman says that historians are of two minds on why millions of men seemed so eager to fight, suffer and die over four years:
    Some histo… See more

    Organization

    Because of the destruction of any central repository of records in the capital at Richmond in 1865 and the comparatively poor record-keeping of the time, there can be no definitive number that represents the strength of … See more

    Supply and logistics

    The supply situation for most Confederate armies was dismal, even when they were victorious on the battlefield. The central Confederate government was short of money so each state government had to supply its r… See more

    Italian Americans and the Confederate Army

    Many Italian American soldiers of the Confederate States Army were veterans from the Army of the Two Sicilies who had fought against Giuseppe Garibaldi in, and were captured during, the Expedition of the Thousand as … See more

    Native Americans and the Confederate Army

    Native Americans served in both the United States and Confederate military during the American Civil War. They fought knowing they might jeopardize their freedom, unique cultures, and ancestral lands if they ended up on the l… See more

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