His rank was that of General, the highest rank attainable in the army of the Confederacy during the Civil War. He held the rank of Colonel in the United States Army before he resigned his commission.
He was important. Lee wore only the three star insignia of a Confederate colonel, which was the highest rank he had earned in the US army before the civil war began. He wanted to receive a peacetime promotion to general after the Civil War was one, assuming it would be the Confederates that were the victors.
Lieutenant Colonel, the insignia is a silver oak leaf.
Three chevrons, with the points facing down. See related link at the bottom. On their fatigue uniforms I saw them wearing in Afghanistan and Iraq, there would be a tab at the front of their blouse. The rank insignia would be embroidered on a loop, and this tab would be run through that loop. The actual rank insignia used by the Australians is more the same of those used by the British and other Commonwealth Dominion forces - there may be slight variations (such as the Canadian rank insignia, which has the rank of Master Corporal, and incorporates the Canadian maple leaf into the insignia), but the structure follows the British example, and the crown is an ever present feature on the insignia badges of certain ranks, military unit insignia, etc. (note: this only applies to the actual Commonwealth Dominions/Realms, who acknowledge the British monarch as head of state. Not all countries who are members of the Commonwealth of Nations are Commonwealth Dominions, and the crown is absent from their insignia).
Right now, four. There are three ranks above this: General of the Army is a five-star rank. One officer can be promoted to it during wartime. General of the Armies is probably a six-star rank, but no one's quite sure: the only officer to wear it was General Pershing, who was allowed to create his own rank insignia. He wore four gold stars--other generals wear silver stars. General of the Armies of the United States is the highest rank there can ever be, and it's held by George Washington. It has no insignia.
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For which service branch? For US Army ROTC and JROTC, it's a single silver diamond (or subdued if worn on the ACU uniform). It varies for other branches.
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Lieutenant Colonel insignia is identified by a Silver Maple Leaf. In the US Army it is a cluster of silver OAK leaves. In the British army it is a crown and a single 'pip'.
Insignia of rank
Insignia of rank
Yes, as a lot of the units fighting in that were weren't regulars. A lot of state militias, private militias, etc. participated in the Civil War.
Which insignia did you have in mind, since there's a few different insignia worn? There's rank insignia, branch insignia, and regimental crests.
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His rank was that of General, the highest rank attainable in the army of the Confederacy during the Civil War. He held the rank of Colonel in the United States Army before he resigned his commission.
The word insignia means emblem of military rank, a sign or a token and it comes from the Latin language: IN - towards, SIGNUM - sign. Later it transforms to insignis and then insigne and around the 17th century the word insignia is finalized. Plural can be insignia, as well as insignias.
The hat insignia and rank insignia contain the eagle from the great seal