Confederate Armies
| Rank | Navy Equivalent | Collar Insignia | Sleeve Insignia |
| General | Flag Officer | (all grades) |
(all grades) |
| Lieutenant General | |||
| Major General | |||
| Brigadier General | |||
| Colonel | Captain | (also worn by Gen. Robert E. Lee) |
|
| Lieutenant Colonel | Commander | ||
| Major | Lieutenant | ||
| Captain | Master | ||
| First Lieutenant | Passed Midshipman | ||
| Second Lieutenant | Midshipman |
| Enlisted Rank Structure | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant Major | Quartermaster Sergeant | Ordnance Sergeant | First Sergeant | |||||||
| Sergeant | Corporal | Musician | Private | |||||||
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