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Confederate States War Department
The Confederate States War Department was a cabinet-level department in Confederate States of America government responsible for the administration of the affairs of the Confederate States Army. The War Department was led by the Confederate States Secretary of War. During its existence, the War Department was the largest department of the Civil Service in Confederate States of America."''The Confederate Civil Service''".(1959).Van Riper, Paul and Schieber, Harry. ''Journal of Southern History''. Southern Historical Association: Houston. History The War Department was established by Act No. 26 of the Confederate Provisional Congress on February 26, 1861. Organization Key Personnel There were twelve key positions in the War Department of which four were filled by civilians and eight by military personnel; these positions were:Van Riper and Schieber p. 457 *Secretary of War (civilian) *Adjutant and Inspector General: Gen. Samuel Cooper *Assistant Secretary of War (civilian): Alber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seal Of The Confederate States
The Seal of the Confederate States was used to authenticate certain documents issued by the federal government of the Confederate States of America, Confederate States. The phrase is used both for the physical Seal (emblem), seal itself (which was kept by the Confederate States Secretary of State), and more generally for the design impressed upon it. On May 20, 1863, C.S. Secretary of State Judah P. Benjamin, Judah Benjamin instructed James Murray Mason, James Mason to arrange for its manufacture in London. The seal was first used publicly in 1864. Design The Seal of the Confederate States prominently features the Virginia Washington Monument, Statue of Washington in the capital square at Richmond, Virginia, Richmond. In the seal, George Washington, Washington is surrounded with a wreath made of some of the main agricultural products of the Confederacy: wheat, Maize, corn, tobacco, cotton, rice and sugarcane, sugar cane. The top margin features the words 'The Confederate States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham C
Abraham, ; ar, , , name=, group= (originally Abram) is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father of the special relationship between the Jews and God; in Christianity, he is the spiritual progenitor of all believers, whether Jewish or non-Jewish; and in Islam, he is a link in the chain of Islamic prophets that begins with Adam (see Adam in Islam) and culminates in Muhammad. His life, told in the narrative of the Book of Genesis, revolves around the themes of posterity and land. Abraham is called by God to leave the house of his father Terah and settle in the land of Canaan, which God now promises to Abraham and his progeny. This promise is subsequently inherited by Isaac, Abraham's son by his wife Sarah, while Isaac's half-brother Ishmael is also promised that he will be the founder of a great nation. Abraham purchases a tomb (the Cave of the Patriarchs) at Hebron to be Sarah' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1861 Establishments In The Confederate States Of America
Statistically, this year is considered the end of the whale oil industry and (in replacement) the beginning of the petroleum oil industry. Events January–March * January 1 ** Benito Juárez captures Mexico City. ** The first steam-powered carousel is recorded, in Bolton, England. * January 2 – Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia dies, and is succeeded by Wilhelm I. * January 3 – American Civil War: Delaware votes not to secede from the Union. * January 9 – American Civil War: Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union. * January 10 – American Civil War: Florida secedes from the Union. * January 11 – American Civil War: Alabama secedes from the Union. * January 12 – American Civil War: Major Robert Anderson sends dispatches to Washington. * January 19 – American Civil War: Georgia secedes from the Union. * January 21 – American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate. * January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confederate States War Department
The Confederate States War Department was a cabinet-level department in Confederate States of America government responsible for the administration of the affairs of the Confederate States Army. The War Department was led by the Confederate States Secretary of War. During its existence, the War Department was the largest department of the Civil Service in Confederate States of America."''The Confederate Civil Service''".(1959).Van Riper, Paul and Schieber, Harry. ''Journal of Southern History''. Southern Historical Association: Houston. History The War Department was established by Act No. 26 of the Confederate Provisional Congress on February 26, 1861. Organization Key Personnel There were twelve key positions in the War Department of which four were filled by civilians and eight by military personnel; these positions were:Van Riper and Schieber p. 457 *Secretary of War (civilian) *Adjutant and Inspector General: Gen. Samuel Cooper *Assistant Secretary of War (civilian): Alber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confederate States Department Of The Navy
The Department of the Navy was the Confederate Civil Service department responsible for the administration of the affairs of the Confederate States Navy and Confederate States Marine Corps, Marine Corps. It was officially established on February 21, 1861. __TOC__ History The Department of the Navy was established by an act of the Provisional Confederate Congress in Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama which passed into law on February 21, 1861. This act also established the position of Confederate States Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of the Navy which was according to the act authorized to handle all affairs related to the navies of the Confederacy. President Jefferson Davis nominated Stephen_Mallory#Confederate_Secretary_of_the_Navy:_nomination_and_confirmation, Stephen Mallory and he was confirmed by the Congress. On May 9, 1862, Secretary Mallory issued orders to James D. Bulloch instructing him to proceed to London, England to act as the Confederacy's agent in securing s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Battle Of Manassas
The First Battle of Bull Run (the name used by Union forces), also known as the Battle of First Manassas (the name used by Confederate forces), was the first major battle of the . The battle was fought on July 21, 1861, in , just north of the city of Manassas and about thirty miles west-southwest of |
Edward Porter Alexander
Edward Porter Alexander (May 26, 1835 – April 28, 1910) was an American military engineer, railroad executive, planter, and author. He served first as an officer in the United States Army and later, during the American Civil War (1861–1865), in the Confederate Army, rising to the rank of brigadier general. Alexander was the officer in charge of the massive artillery bombardment preceding Pickett's Charge, on the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg, and is also noted for his early use of signals and observation balloons during combat. After the Civil War, he taught mathematics at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, spent time in Nicaragua, and wrote extensive memoirs and analyses of the war, which have received much praise for their insight and objectivity. His ''Military Memoirs of a Confederate'' were published in 1907. An extensive personal account of his military training and his participation in the Civil War was rediscovered long after his death and publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confederate Quartermaster-General's Department
The Confederate Congress created the position of Quartermaster-General on 26 Feb 1861 and the Secretary of War was allowed one Colonel and six Majors to serve as Quartermasters. The first Quartermaster General was Col. Abraham C. Myers; his appointment would appear to have been a foregone conclusion as he was signing himself as Acting Quartermaster General on 2 January 1861. In May 1861 when the Confederate government moved to Richmond, Virginia, the headquarters of the Quartermaster General were located on the corner of Ninth and Main Street. Quartermaster depots were created at Richmond, Virginia; Staunton, Virginia; Raleigh, North Carolina; Atlanta, Georgia; Columbus, Georgia; Huntsville, Alabama; Montgomery, Alabama; Jackson, Mississippi; Little Rock, Arkansas; Alexandria, Louisiana; and San Antonio, Texas. In 1863 Myers resigned from his position as Quartermaster General and in August Jefferson Davis appointed the successor to serve in that capacity for the rest of the war; Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nitre And Mining Bureau
The Confederate Nitre and Mining Bureau was a civilian government bureau to provide the Confederate States of America with needed materials such as copper, iron, lead, saltpeter, sulfur, zinc, and other metals. The Bureau oversaw civilian contracts and offered advice, instruction and guidance in the production of these materials. The Nitre and Mining Bureau was also known as the "CSNMB", the "Bureau of Nitre" or the "Nitre Bureau". The Niter and Mining Corps was the military division of the Bureau. The Nitre and Mining Bureau was part of the Confederate Ordnance Department, under the supervision of General Josiah Gorgas. The Nitre and Mining Bureau was supervised by General Isaac M. St. John. The Central Ordinance Laboratory was headed by John Mallet. Personnel The Act establishing the Nitre and Mining Bureau by the Confederate Congress stated: "That said bureau shall consist of one lieutenant colonel as superintendent, three majors as assistant superintendents, six captains and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bureau Of Foreign Supplies
The Bureau of Foreign Supplies was the agency of the Confederate States War Department created by an Act of Congress in 1864 that was responsible for purchasing and exporting cotton and other produce for the Confederacy in order to fund the war effort during the final year of the American Civil War. Headed by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas L. Bayne of Georgia, the Bureau was created primarily in response to the widespread corruption of the Texas Cotton Bureau, which was managed by General Edmund Kirby Smith. Smith was intent on impressing cotton produced in Texas for the Confederate Army, which ran contrary to the purpose of the new agency. The Bureau's involvement with and restrictions on the Texan cotton trade was heavily opposed by the Texas Legislature and Governor Murrah, who viewed the Bureau's activities as detrimental to legitimate business activity. The Texas Legislature almost unanimously opposed Confederate export duties on cotton, and accused officials in Richmond of unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confederate States Bureau Of Indian Affairs
The Confederate States Bureau of Indian Affairs was a subdivision of the Confederate States War Department The Confederate States War Department was a cabinet-level department in Confederate States of America government responsible for the administration of the affairs of the Confederate States Army. The War Department was led by the Confederate States ... established in 1861 to handle the duties the War Department was charged with regarding the Confederacy's relations with the various Indian Nations with which it interacted. Commissioners of the Bureau Commanders of the Department of the Indian Territory ReferencesWorldstatesmen.org Government of the Confederate States of America 1861 establishments in the Confederate States of America 1865 disestablishments in the Confederate States of America United States Bureau of Indian Affairs {{AmericanCivilWar-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hubbard (politician)
David Hubbard (1792 – January 20, 1874) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama born near the town of Old Liberty (now Bedford), Bedford County, Virginia, and a cousin of Sam Houston. Hubbard attended the county schools and an academy. During the War of 1812 he entered the Army and served as a major in the Quartermaster Corps. He moved to Huntsville, Alabama, where he worked as a carpenter. He studied law and was admitted to the bar about 1820, and commenced practice in Huntsville, moving to Florence and serving as a solicitor from 1823 to 1826. In 1827 he moved to Moulton and became a merchant, also serving as a member of the State senate in 1827 and 1828, and being a member of the board of trustees of the University of Alabama from 1828 to 1835. He moved to Courtland in 1829, where he engaged in buying and selling Chickasaw Indian land. He was elected a member of the State house of representatives in 1831, 1842, 1843, 1845, and 1853. Hubbard was elected as a Democrat to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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