<P> Jefferson Davis was named provisional president on February 9 , 1861 , and assumed similar commander - in - chief responsibilities as would Lincoln ; on November 6 , 1861 Davis was elected President of the Confederate States of America under the Confederate Constitution . Alexander H. Stephens was appointed as Vice President of the Confederate States of America on February 18 , 1861 , and later assumed identical vice presidential responsibilities as Hannibal Hamlin did . Several men served the Confederacy as Secretary of War , including Leroy Pope Walker , Judah P. Benjamin , George W. Randolph , James Seddon , and John C. Breckinridge . Stephen Mallory was Confederate Secretary of the Navy throughout the conflict . </P>
<P> Jefferson Davis was named provisional president on February 9 , 1861 , and assumed similar commander - in - chief responsibilities as would Lincoln ; on November 6 , 1861 Davis was elected President of the Confederate States of America under the Confederate Constitution . Alexander H. Stephens was appointed as Vice President of the Confederate States of America on February 18 , 1861 , and later assumed identical vice presidential responsibilities as Hannibal Hamlin did . Several men served the Confederacy as Secretary of War , including Leroy Pope Walker , Judah P. Benjamin , George W. Randolph , James Seddon , and John C. Breckinridge . Stephen Mallory was Confederate Secretary of the Navy throughout the conflict . </P>
who was the famous leader of the confederate military
who was the famous leader of the confederate military
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis