Trivia 2-25-16 What Branch?

[Trivia Master]

If you were in the Confederate military and your sleeve and insignia looked like the picture below, what rank were you and what branch of the military did you serve in?

credit: @1stMN

 

[Copperhead-mi]

Commander in the Confederate Navy

 

[ErnieMac]

Commander, Confederate Navy.

 

[kholland]

You were a commander in the Confederate Navy.

 

[nextcity]

Commander in the Confederate States Navy

 

[MRB1863]

By the shoulder board, I am venturing it is Confederate States Navy Sea Officers Insignia of the rank of Commander. The sleeve kinda threw me a bit...here's the sleeve that I associated with the Commander:

 

[GELongstreet]

If I´m not mistaken a Commander in the Confederate States Navy.

 

[MajGenl.Meade]

Commander, CS Navy


Source: Master and Commander

Master, CS Plantation

 

[Brenal]

Commander, Confederate States Navy.

 

[Stony]

Commander in the Confederate States Navy
source-http://civilwarwiki.net/wiki/Confederate_Insignia_of_the_Civil_War

 

[Buckeye Bill]

Lt. Colonel and Cavalry

Edit - Commissioned officers in the Confederate Army wore a much more elaborate knotted design on their sleeves, referred to variously as an Austrian or Hungarian knot.

Hoosier

 

[adisciu9]

Navy Commander

 

[FarawayFriend]

Confederate States Navy Commander

http://civilwarwiki.net/wiki/Confederate_Insignia_of_the_Civil_War

 

[Chattahooch33]

I don't think it is right but Infantry Lt. Colonel?

 

[Mark F. Jenkins]

One would be a commander in the Confederate States Navy.

 

[JohnDLittlefield]

Lieutenant-Commander CS Navy

Edit - The CS Navy had lieutenants and it had commanders, but it did not have lieutenant-commanders.

Hoosier

 

[jackt62]

Rank is commander in the Confederate States Navy

 

[CadmusWilcox]

A Commander in the Navy.

 

[MissREP]

Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Branch: Infantry

Edit - Sorry, MissREP, your answer is incorrect, but welcome to the trivia game, anyway.

Hope you'll come back and play again.

Hoosier

 

[NFB22]

Commander in the CS Navy