http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-confederate-leaders View images of Confederate leaders from the Civil War, like Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson, and learn more about the roles they played protecting the southern states. en Copyright 2013, History.com Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-05-24T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-confederate-leaders/photo1 Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was the president of the Confederate States of America. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-confederate-leaders/photo1 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-confederate-leaders/photo2 After the Confederacy lost the Civil War, Jefferson Davis was imprisoned for two years. He was indicted on charges of treason, but never tried. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-confederate-leaders/photo2 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-confederate-leaders/photo3 Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis' wife and the First Lady of the Confederacy. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-confederate-leaders/photo3 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-confederate-leaders/photo4 Alexander Stephens (1812-1883, photo c. 1866) was the Vice President of the Confederate States of America. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-confederate-leaders/photo4 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-confederate-leaders/photo5 Confederate General Robert E. Lee (1807-1870, painting from c. 1865) commanded the powerful and successful Army of Northern Virginia. In 1865, he was given command of all southern armies. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-confederate-leaders/photo5 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-confederate-leaders/photo6 General Lee was a brilliant tactician, revered by many. His surrender at Appomattox, Virginia in 1865 signaled the end of the Civil War. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-confederate-leaders/photo6 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-confederate-leaders/photo7 General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (1824-1863) earned his nickname at the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861, where he made a strong stand against the Union army. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-confederate-leaders/photo7 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-confederate-leaders/photo8 General Jackson (photographed in 1863) was considered one of the most skillful tacticians in the Civil War, though he fell to friendly fire at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-confederate-leaders/photo8 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-confederate-leaders/photo9 Personal items of General Stonewall Jackson include an old high-topped forage cap, spurs which were on his boots when he was fatally wounded and the cloth showing blood from his wound. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-confederate-leaders/photo9 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-confederate-leaders/photo10 Pierre Goustave Toutant Beauregard (1818-1893) became one of the eight full generals of the Confederacy, bombarding Fort Sumter, fighting in the First Battle of Bull Run and defending Richmond. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-confederate-leaders/photo10 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-confederate-leaders/photo11 Confederate uniform of General PGT Beauregard. Shown are his sword sash, kepi, epaulettes, trousers, and tasseled beret. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-confederate-leaders/photo11 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-confederate-leaders/photo12 Confederate General Braxton Bragg (1817-1876, photographed in 1862) led the Tennessee Army in various engagements, including Perryvillle and Chattanooga. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-confederate-leaders/photo12 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-confederate-leaders/photo13 The uniform blouse of Confederate General Braxton Bragg has three stars in a wreath on the collar and rows of buttons in pairs, which indicate the rank of general. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-confederate-leaders/photo13