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The Civil War Confederate Army summary: The Confederate Army was
the army of the Confederate States of America during The Civil
War. In 1860, shortly after the election of Abraham Lincoln,
southern states began seceding from the union. On February 8,
1861, delegates from Southern states adopted the Provisional
Constitution of the Confederate States of America, and soon
after established a volunteer army. After the attack on Fort
Sumter began the civil war, confederate President Jefferson
Davis took charge of the army. After four years fighting, it was
defeated by the Union Army, ending the Civil War. Though
estimates vary, it is said that between 750,000 to 1 million
soldiers fought at some time in the confederate army, about half
the size of the Union Army. Confederate Army History The
confederacy was created at the start of the American Civil War.
In 1860, when Abraham Lincoln won the election, the southern
states began seceding from the Union. T