Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Confederate States” in chapter 39, page 654 of Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders.:

... of the Confederacy; Congress made him commander-in-chief; the Legislature of Virginia passed a resolution declaring that the appointment of Gen. Robert E. Lee to the command of all the armies of the Confederate States would promote their efficiency and operate powerfully to reanimate the spirits of the armies, as well as of the people of the several States, and to inspire increased confidence in the final success ...
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