Military forces of the Confederate States

Military forces of the Confederate States
Seal of the Confederate States
Founded	March 6, 1861; 163 years ago (March 6, 1861)
Disbanded	1865; 159 years ago (1865)
Service branches	Confederate States Army Confederate Home Guard  Confederate States Navy  Confederate States Marine Corps
Headquarters	War Department, Richmond
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	Jefferson Davis
Secretary of War	John C. Breckinridge (last)
Secretary of the Navy	Stephen Mallory
General in Chief	Robert E. Lee
Personnel
Conscription	Yes (enacted 1862)
Available for military service	1,050,000, age 15–49
Related articles
Ranks	Ranks and insignia of the Confederate States

The military forces of the Confederate States, also known as Confederate forces or the Confederate Armed Forces and Confederate States Armed Forces, were the military services responsible for the defense of the Confederacy during its existence (1861–1865).