Confederate States of AmericaRecords 1856-1915

Confederate States of America

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During the Civil War, the Confederate States of America issued their own currency notes. These circulated like cash, but were technically bills of credit. At the beginning of the war, they circulated widely, but by the end of the war they had lost nearly all their value. Many of the bills remained in private hands after the war and became collectible as memorabilia. Other bills, which the Union Army had confiscated, were in the hands of the United States War Department; it transferred them to th...

Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893

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P.G.T. Beauregard was a Confederate States Army general from New Orleans, Louisiana. The Aztec Club was organized in 1847 as a fraternal society for officers serving under General Winfield Scott's command in Mexico City. Several officers later became major Civil War leaders. From the description of Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard letter, 1892 Dec. 29. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 70294149 Former Confederate general and resident of New Orleans. At the t...

Confederate States of America. Army. Trans-Mississippi Dept.

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Gorgas, Josiah, 1818-1883

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General and Chief of Ordnance for the Confederate States Army; later, president of the University of Alabama. From the description of Extracts from my notes written chiefly soon after the close of the war, [ca. 1865]. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 29452282 Born in Dauphin County, Pa., Josiah Gorgas graduated from West Point in 1841 and was assigned to the ordnance corps. He served in the Mexican-American War and was promoted to captain in 1855. In 1853, he mar...

Pike, Albert, 1809-1891

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General Albert Pike (1809-1891), grand commander of the Supreme Grand Council, Southern Jurisdiction, of the Scottish Rite, 1859-1891. From the description of Letter to Bro. Hayden /by Albert Pike, 1885 Feb 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702128274 After his work as commissioner to the Indian tribes west of the Arkansas, Pike was commissioned a brigadier general in the Confederate Army in November, 1861. He recruited Native American troops on the promise that they would o...

Saltus, Samuel.

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Hubbert, Mike M.

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Ward, J. D.

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Kirby-Smith, Edmund, 1824-1893

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Edmund Kirby-Smith, son of General Edmund Kirby-Smith, was a citizen of the United States and an engineer by profession. From the guide to the Records of Land Transactions by Edmund Kirby-Smith and Virginia Téllez de Kirby-Smith in the Isla de Tacamichapa, Veracruz 32741540., 1884-1945, 1895-1925, (Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin) Confederate general, university chancellor, and mathematics professor from St. Augustine (S...

Pillow, Gideon Johnson, 1806-1878

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Gideon Johnson Pillow (1806-1878) was born in Williamson County, Tennessee. He practiced law with James Knox Polk (1795-1849), the 11th presdient of the United States. Pillow was appointed Brigadier General of the U.S. Volunteers in 1846 and later promoted to Major General because of his friendship with President Polk. He served during the Mexican War (1846-1848) and fought during the battles of Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, Contreras, and Chapultepec. He was appointed Senior Major General of the Prov...

Hunter, William W.

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Swanson, Alex B.

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McDaniel, E. D.

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Confederate States of America. Navy

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Built in Philadelphia as the Habana, the CSS Sumter was originally used as a blockade runner in New Orleans. In 1861, she was purchased for use by the Confederate Government. Under the command of Raphael Semmes, she captured a number of Union flag merchant ships off the coasts of Cuba and South America, as well as other locations in the western hemisphere. When her boilers became unfit for use and repairs and supplies could not be obtained, she was sold at public auction at Gibraltar on December...

Confederate States of America. Army. Louisiana Cavalry Regiment, 2nd.

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Confederate States of America. Army. Texas Volunteer Regiment, 6th.

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Confederate States of America. Army. Texas Volunteer Regiment, 18th.

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Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 1823-1914

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Simon Bolivar Buckner, governor of Kentucky during 1887-91, was born near Munfordville, Kentucky, in 1823, to Aytell Hartswell and Elizabeth Ann Buckner. He entered West Point in 1840 and saw active duty in the Mexican War after graduation. He later became head of Kentucky's state militia, then joined the Confederate Army as brigadier general at the start of the Civil War. After the war, Buckner was a journalist and businessman in New Orleans until he was allowed to return to Kentucky in 1868. I...

Saunders, James Edmonds, 1806-1896

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Confederate States of America. Army. Arizona Volunteer Cavalry Regiment.

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Purdy, J. C.

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Confederate States of America. Army. Texas Volunteer Regiment, 1st.

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Wilcox, Cadmus M. (Cadmus Marcellus), 1824-1890

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Confederate army officer. From the description of Cadmus M. Wilcox papers, 1846-1887. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80602302 ...

Confederate State of America. Army. Medical Dept.

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Confederate States of America. Army. Commissariat.

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Birge, N. A.

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Yates, Jerome B.

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Taylor, C. E. (Charles E.)

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Stout, Samuel Hollingsworth, 1822-1903

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Samual Hollingsworth Stout (1822-1903), physician. From the description of Samuel Hollingsworth Stout papers, 1847-1955 (bulk 1861-1865). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173863336 Born in Nashville on March 3, 1822, Samuel H. Stout began his medical career in Tennessee in 1848 having turned down a commission in the U.S. Navy. With the outbreak of the Civil War he served as a surgeon in the Provincial Army of Tennessee beginning in 1861, and soon took over management of the Go...

Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876

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Confederate Army officer, planter, and engineer. From the description of Braxton Bragg papers, 1833-1879 [microform]. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 44880220 Confederate General. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Mobile, to H. Storm, 1873 Oct. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270133497 Army officer. From the description of Braxton Bragg papers, 1861-1863. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455179 G...