General (Confederate States Army)
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General (Confederate States Army) was the highest regular military rank in the Confederate Army, typically held by its most senior commanders such as Robert E. Lee.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General (Confederate States Army) canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military rank
ⓘ
officer rank ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Jefferson Davis
ⓘ
surface form:
President of the Confederate States
|
| associatedWith |
Confederate military leadership
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate high command
|
| authorityOver |
corps commanders
ⓘ
division commanders ⓘ |
| commanded |
Army of Northern Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Army of Northern Virginia (when held by Robert E. Lee)
Army of Tennessee ⓘ
surface form:
Army of Tennessee (when held by Braxton Bragg and later John Bell Hood)
Army of the Trans-Mississippi ⓘ
surface form:
Trans-Mississippi Department (when held by Edmund Kirby Smith)
Department of the West (Union Army) ⓘ
surface form:
Western Department (when held by Albert Sidney Johnston, de facto general-level command)
|
| comparativeRank | General (United States Army) ⓘ |
| confirmedBy |
Confederate Congress
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate States Senate
|
| country | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfAbolition | 1865 ⓘ |
| dateOfIntroduction | 1861 ⓘ |
| heldBy |
Braxton Bragg
ⓘ
Edmund Kirby Smith ⓘ James Longstreet ⓘ John Bell Hood ⓘ Joseph E. Johnston ⓘ Major General Jubal A. Early ⓘ
surface form:
Jubal A. Early
Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard ⓘ
surface form:
P. G. T. Beauregard
Robert E. Lee ⓘ Samuel Cooper ⓘ |
| hierarchicalRankAbove |
Lieutenant General (Confederate States Army)
ⓘ
surface form:
Lieutenant general (Confederate States Army)
|
| hierarchicalRankBelow | General in chief (informal functional title) ⓘ |
| highestRankIn | Confederate States Army ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1861–1865 ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Confederate military legislation of 1861 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Army ⓘ |
| partOf | Confederate States Army rank structure ⓘ |
| rankClass | four-star rank ⓘ |
| rankGroup | general officer ⓘ |
| rankInsigniaFeature |
three stars in a wreath (on collar) in some regulations
ⓘ
wreath with three stars on shoulder straps in some patterns ⓘ |
| scopeOfResponsibility |
administration of military departments
ⓘ
large-scale operations ⓘ strategic planning ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Confederate States Army ⓘ |
| status | abolished rank ⓘ |
| typicalCommandLevel |
army
ⓘ
department ⓘ theater of operations ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Confederate States Army
ⓘ
Confederate States War Department ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| woreUniformOf | Confederate States Army officer uniform ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.