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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> | 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> | ||
Tthe state militias supplemented the Confederate States Army. The state governments organized and commanded the state militias | Tthe state militias supplemented the Confederate States Army. The state governments organized and commanded the state militias.<ref name="Wikipedia" /><br> | ||
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" /> | 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 were: | ||
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" /> | |||
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 === | === Confederate Regular Troops Military Units === | ||