Introduction: the birth of the Confederate nation -- Jefferson Davis's selection of a cabinet -- Part I. Justice Department -- Overview -- Judah P. Benjamin -- Thomas Bragg -- Thomas Watts -- Wade Keyes, Jr. -- George Davis -- Part II. Treasury Department -- Overview -- Christopher Memminger -- George Trenholm -- John Reagan -- Part III. War Department -- Overview -- Leroy Pope Walker -- Judah P. Benjamin -- George Randolph -- James Seddon -- John C. Breckinridge -- Part IV. Navy Department -- Overview -- Stephen Mallory -- Part V.Post Office Department -- Overview -- John Reagan -- Part IV. State Department -- Overview -- Robert Toombs -- Robert M.T. Hunter -- Judah P. Benjamin -- Conclusion: a final assessment of Davis's cabinet.
Summary:
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. - Back cover.
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