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-The Confederate Congress established a provisional then a permanent Confederate States Army by March 9, 1861. Control was given to the President of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis. <br>
+The Confederate Congress established a provisional then a permanent Confederate States Army by March 9, 1861. Control was given to the President of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis.<ref name="Wikipedia">Wikipedia contributors, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_States_Army "Confederate States Army"] in ''Wikipedia - the Free Encyclopedia'', (accessed 28 April 2011)</ref> <br>
-Under orders from President Davis, the troops under General P. G. T. Beauregard bombarded Fort Sumter on April 12–13, 1861, the first battle in the Civil War. <br>
+Under orders from President Davis, the troops under General P. G. T. Beauregard bomb Fort Sumter on April 12–13, 1861, the first battle in the Civil War.<ref name="Wikipedia" /> <br>
-Supplementing the Confederate States Army were the various state militias of the Confederate States: The state militias were organized and commanded by the state governments<br>
+Tthe state militias supplemented the Confederate States Army. The state governments organized and commanded the state militias..<ref name="Wikipedia" /><br>
-The Confederate army did not have a formal overall military commander, or general-in-chief, until late in the war. The lack of centralized control was a strategic weakness for the Confederacy, and there are few instances of multiple armies acting in concert across multiple theaters to achieve a common objective.
+No formal overall military commander or general-in-chief was designated until late in the war. This lack of centralized control was a strategic weakness.<ref name="Wikipedia" />
 Commanders
-President Jefferson Davis, (Commander-in-Chief) He provided the strategic direction for Confederate land and naval forces. He was a former U.S. Army officer and U.S. Secretary of War.<br>General Samuel Cooper, (Adjutant General and Inspector General of the Army)<br>General Robert E. Lee, (General-in-Chief, January 31 to April 9, 1865)
+President Jefferson Davis, (Commander-in-Chief) He provided the strategic direction for Confederate land and naval forces. He was a former U.S. Army officer and U.S. Secretary of War.<br>General Samuel Cooper, (Adjutant General and Inspector General of the Army)<br>General Robert E. Lee, (General-in-Chief, January 31 to April 9, 1865) <ref name="Wikipedia" />
 === Confederate Regular Troops Military Units  ===