Confederate States Army

Confederate States Army
Flag
Motto: Deo Vindice
Status	Active
Official languages	English
Leaders
• General In Chief	N/A
Establishment
• Active	1861-65 , 2016-Present
Anniversary, 21 October 2016

On February 28, 1861, the Provisional Congress established a temporary volunteer army and gave control over military operations and authority to President Jefferson Davis. When the Confederate States reformed under the 2016 Interim Constitution, the Army was left largely vacant and the nation had to rely on local state militias. Primarily those from Obion and Coretoria.

Department of War

The last Quartermaster-General of the Confederate Army.

The Army of the Confederate States is presently under the administration of the Department of War via an act No. 26 of the Confederate Provisional Congress on February 26, 1861. There are twelve key positions in the War Department of which two are filled.

1. Secretary of War (civilian) James D. Gray
2. Adjutant and Inspector General: Brig. General Thaddeus Farr (Acting)
3. Assistant Secretary of War (civilian):
4. Chief of the Bureau of War (civilian):
5. Chief of Conscription:
6. Chief of Nitre and Mining:
7. Chief Signal Officer:
8. Commissary General of Subsistence:
9. Quartermaster-General:
10. Surgeon General:
11. Commissioner of Prisoner Exchange:
12. War Department Commissioner of Indian Affairs (civilian)

Departments and Bureaus

The Confederate War Department had several sub-departments in its organization structure.

• Adjutant and Inspector-General's Department: Established by an act of the Confederate Congress on 19 April 1862.
• Bureau of Engineers: Established by an act of the Confederate Congress on March 6, 1861.
• Bureau of Indian Affairs: Established by two separate acts of the Confederate Provisional Congress on February 21 and March 15, 1861.
• Bureau of Foreign Supplies: Established by an act of the Confederate Congress on May 17, 1864
• Bureau of Conscription

• Bureau of Prison Camps
• Bureau of Prisoner Exchange

• Commissary Department
• Medical Corps
• Nitre and Mining Bureau: Established by an act the Confederate Congress on April 11, 1862. The Nitre and Mining Bureau was initially a part of the Bureau of Ordnance, but later became a full bureau independent of the Bureau of Ordnance on April 22, 1862.
• Bureau of Ordnance: Established April 8, 1861 under Article 44 of the Confederate Army Regulations.
• Quartermaster-General Department: Established by an act of the Confederate Provisional Congress on February 26, 1861.
• Signals Bureau: Established by an act of the Confederate Congress on 19 April 1862. This bureau was attached to the Adjutant General's office. Although officially established in 1862, Edward Porter Alexander had set about the creation of a signal service and had a signal service operational in time for the First Battle of Manassas, months before any comparable Federal counterpart would emerge. The Signal Bureau was also involved in the gathering of intelligence during the course of the war.

Commanders and Structure

Flag of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia

General and Junior Officers can be chosen by three different sectors: Congress, The President, and the War Department. These commanders are offered a commission, to which they have the option of accepting or denying it. Under this, a command structure is formed. The most capable General Officer is chosen, by the President, to be General in Chief. The General in Chief controls all forces of the Army, and his orders are second only to the President. Under the primary infantry units are the Home guard Corps. Each state forms its own homegrown unit of men to be pushed into national service, if it is ever needed. Below, are show the commanders of these units.

CSA Army Officials

Commanders	Commands
Brigadier General Thaddeus Farr	1st Thaddistan Homegaurd Corps
Brigadier General Mark Eaves	1st Obion Homegaurd Corps
Brigadier General Casper Von Naveria	Army of Kentucky
Colonel Timothy Whiting	1st Tennessee Infantry Corps

Ranks and Insignia

Officer rank structure of the Confederate Army
General	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	First lieutenant	Second lieutenant