Confederate forces
Gray-clad soldiers
Confederate forces refers to the military of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War (1861–1865).
The term encompasses the army, navy, and various state militias that fought to establish Southern independence and preserve slavery.
Confederate forces surrendered at Appomattox in April 1865.
The phrase appears frequently in historical accounts of Civil War battles and campaigns.
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
- VirginiaMid-Atlantic American state
- gray coatsConfederate military attire
- infantry regimentsMilitary units of ground troops
- Jefferson DavisConfederacy's only president
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- AntietamBattle of Antietam, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Clara Barton, North Woods
- Fort SumterFort Sumter, Beauregard, bombardment, first shots, Charleston
- Bull RunManassas, Henry Hill, Stonewall Jackson, Beauregard, McDowell
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