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General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States
Seal of the Confederate States (1863–1865)
Flag of the Confederate States (1865)
General Robert E. Lee
February 6, 1865 – April 12, 1865
The War Department
StyleGeneral
TypeChief of Staff
StatusMilitary Chief
Reports toThe President
The Secretary of War
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Term lengthNo fixed term
FormationJanuary 31, 1865
AbolishedApril 9, 1865 (de facto)

The General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States, or simply General in Chief, was the military commander of the Confederate States Army (CSA) from February to April 1865. The office was effectively abolished on April 9, 1865, when General Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Federal forces at Appomattox, Virginia. Despite being the General in chief, the title defined a role rather than making Lee something that could be called the highest ranking Confederate general officer; the seven full generals of the CSA were delineated solely by seniority, topped by General Samuel Cooper.

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