Judah Philip Benjamin correspondence, 1862 Mar. 7.

Confederate States of America. War Dept.

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Agents of the Confederate States of America War Department were responsible for the exportation of goods to finance the war effort and for the importation of supplies. Among the agents were J.D. Aiken at Charleston (S.C.), Allen S. Gibbes, and Col. Thomas L. Bayne at Richmond, Virginia. Acting as purchasing agents were L. Heyliger at Nassau, Major W.S. Walker at Bermuda, J.M. Sexias at Wilmington (N.C.), T.N. Johnston, and M. Hatch at Augusta (Ga.), S. Wolfe at Winnsboro (S.C.), and Adam Griffin...

Benjamin, J. P. (Judah Philip), 1811-1884

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Judah Philip Benjamin, QC (August 6, 1811 – May 6, 1884) was a lawyer and politician who was a United States Senator from Louisiana, a Cabinet officer of the Confederate States and, after his escape to the United Kingdom at the end of the American Civil War, an English barrister. Benjamin was the first Jew to hold a Cabinet position in North America and the first to be elected to the United States Senate who had not renounced his faith. Benjamin was born to Sephardic Jewish parents from Londo...

Ketchum, Leonidas, 1835-1862

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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...