Army of the South

Army of the South
ActiveFebruary–April 1865
Country Confederate States
Branch Army
TypeField army
Battles
Commanders
Commanding OfficerGen. Joseph E. Johnston

The Army of the South was a field army of the Confederate States in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. Formed from a collection of separate Confederate commands, it participated in the Battle of Bentonville. The following month, the unit was reorganized as the Army of Tennessee.