General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States

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
Style	General
Type	Chief of Staff
Status	Military Chief
Reports to	The President The Secretary of War
Appointer	The President with Senate advice and consent
Term length	No fixed term
Formation	January 31, 1865
Abolished	April 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.