Letter, 1861 Apr. 26, Montgomery, Ala., to Col. Edward Manigault.
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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...
Jamison, D. F. (David Flavel), 1810-1864
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Planter, author, and politician, from Barnwell County, S.C. From the description of Papers, 1842-1862. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19851570 Attorney; author; planter; member, South Carolina House of Representatives, 1836-1848; secession leader; president, South Carolina secession convention, 1860; presiding judge, Confederate military courts, 1862-1864. From the description of David Flavel Jamison papers, 1850-1928; (bulk, 1861-1865). (Universi...
Manigault, Edward, 1817-1874
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Son of Joseph Manigault (1763-1843) of Charleston, S.C. He served in the Mexican War, and afterwards as a South Carolina state ordnance officer, and a railroad engineer. In 1863 he was appointed a major in the Confederate Army and given command of an artillery unit called the Siege Train. In Feb. 1865, Manigualt was in command of a small infantry force of 161 men who defended Grimball's Causeway (at or near James Island, S.C.) against a much larger Federal force. From the description...
Confederate states of America. Army
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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...
