Confederate Cabinet Departments and Secretaries

Thousands of books have been written covering every aspect of the Civil War. Yet scant attention has been given to the civilian government of the Confederacy. The most recent book on the subject was published in 1944, and what little has been written since is scattered among various journals and magazines.

Drawing on scholarship old and new, this book provides a detailed overview of each of the Confederacy's six executive departments, along with biographical sketches of each man who held a position in Jefferson Davis's cabinet, from Secretary of State to Postmaster General.

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Confederate Cabinet Departments and Secretaries

Thousands of books have been written covering every aspect of the Civil War. Yet scant attention has been given to the civilian government of the Confederacy. The most recent book on the subject was published in 1944, and what little has been written since is scattered among various journals and magazines.

Drawing on scholarship old and new, this book provides a detailed overview of each of the Confederacy's six executive departments, along with biographical sketches of each man who held a position in Jefferson Davis's cabinet, from Secretary of State to Postmaster General.

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Confederate Cabinet Departments and Secretaries

Confederate Cabinet Departments and Secretaries

by Dennis L. Peterson
Confederate Cabinet Departments and Secretaries

Confederate Cabinet Departments and Secretaries

by Dennis L. Peterson

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Overview

Thousands of books have been written covering every aspect of the Civil War. Yet scant attention has been given to the civilian government of the Confederacy. The most recent book on the subject was published in 1944, and what little has been written since is scattered among various journals and magazines.

Drawing on scholarship old and new, this book provides a detailed overview of each of the Confederacy's six executive departments, along with biographical sketches of each man who held a position in Jefferson Davis's cabinet, from Secretary of State to Postmaster General.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781476625140
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date: 04/27/2016
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 296
File size: 6 MB
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Dennis L. Peterson is an historian and editor with numerous articles published in journals and magazines. A former history teacher, his areas of interest include Southern history, the Civil War, the Great Depression and World War II. He lives in Taylors, South Carolina.
Dennis L. Peterson is an historian and editor with numerous articles published in journals and magazines. A former history teacher, his areas of interest include Southern history, the Civil War, the Great Depression and World War II. He lives in Taylors, South Carolina.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Birth of the Confederate Nation
1. Jefferson Davis’s Selection of a Cabinet
Part I. Justice Department
2. Overview
3. Judah P. Benjamin
4. Thomas Bragg
5. Thomas Watts
6. Wade Keyes, Jr.
7. George Davis
Part II. Treasury Department
8. Overview
9. Christopher Memminger
10. George Trenholm
11. John Reagan
Part III. War Department
12. Overview
13. Leroy Pope Walker
14. Judah P. Benjamin
15. George Randolph
16. James Seddon
17. John C. Breckinridge
Part IV. Navy Department
18. Overview
19. Stephen Mallory
Part V. Post Office Department
20. Overview
21. John Reagan
Part VI. State Department
22. Overview
23. Robert Toombs
24. Robert M. T. Hunter
25. Judah P. Benjamin
Conclusion. A Final Assessment of Davis’s Cabinet
Appendix A. The Constitution of the Confederate States of America
Appendix B. Governors of the Confederate States
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index

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