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Definition of Army of the confederacy
1. Noun. The southern army during the American Civil War.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Army Of The Confederacy
Literary usage of Army of the confederacy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Southern History of the War: The First Year of the War by Edward Alfred Pollard (1864)
"... of our armies was no less considerable than to the supply of our general
population. The gallant and heroic army of the Confederacy, commanded by Gen. ..."
2. History of the American Civil War by John William Draper (1870)
"... making ready for 1863* a death-spring on the main army of the Confederacy ;
while Sherman is at Savannah, preparing for his destructive inarch through ..."
3. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1861)
"... and concurring in the policy of having but one grade of Generals in the army
of the Confederacy, I recommend that the law of its organization be amended ..."
4. The Second Year of the War by Edward Alfred Pollard (1863)
"The gallant and heroic army of the Confederacy, commanded by General Braxton
Bragg, composed of Floridians, Louisia- nians, South Carolinians, Georgians and ..."
5. Report on the Organization and Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac: To by George Brinton McClellan, United States Army of the Potomac (1864)
"... where they drove back, beaten and shattered, the entire eastern army of the
confederacy, and thus secured for themselves a place of rest, ..."
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