Confederate States Army Active February 28 , 1861 -- May 26 , 1865 ( 4 years , 2 months and 4 weeks ) Country Confederate States Type Army Size 500,000 -- 1,500,000 Part of C.S. War Department Colors Cadet gray March `` Dixie '' Engagements American Indian Wars Cortina Troubles American Civil War Sumter First Manassas Wilson 's Creek Henry and Donelson Shenandoah South Mills Richmond Harpers Ferry Munfordville Shepherdstown Chambersburg Raid Mississippi River Peninsula Shiloh Jackson 's Valley Campaign Second Manassas Sharpsburg Hartsville Fredericksburg Murfreesborough Chancellorsville Gettysburg Vicksburg Corydon Chickamauga Chattanooga Wilderness Atlanta Spotsylvania New Hope Church Pickett 's Mill Cold Harbor Sabine Pass Plymouth Fort Pillow Petersburg St. Albans Kennesaw Mountain Jonesborough Franklin Nashville Appomattox Court House Commanders Commander - in - Chief Jefferson Davis , ( President of the Confederate States ) General - in - Chief Robert E. Lee ( General - in - Chief - January 1865 ) Insignia Flag

Question: the actual name of the confederate force at gettysburg was
Answer: Confederate States Army