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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 10: Peace movements.--Convention of conspirators at Montgomery. (search)
mitation of the National Government. He called Robert Toombs to act as Secretary of State ; Charles G. Memminger, as Secretary of the Treasury; Le Roy Pope Walker, as Secretary of War ; Stephen R. Mallory, as Secretary of the Navy, and John H. Reagan, as Postmaster-General. Afterward, Judah P. Benjamin was appointed to be Attorney-General. William M. Browne, late editor of the Washington Constitution, President Buchanan's official organ, was appointed Assistant Secretary of State, and Philip Clayton, of Georgia, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. He offered John Slidell a seat in his cabinet, but that conspirator preferred a safer sphere of action, as minister to some foreign court. He was gratified; and Davis's leading associates in crime were all soon supplied with places of honor and profit. Jefferson Davis was about fifty-four years of age at the time we are considering. His person was sinewy and light, a little above the middle hight, and erect in posture. His features
A Roster of General Officers , Heads of Departments, Senators, Representatives , Military Organizations, &c., &c., in Confederate Service during the War between the States. (ed. Charles C. Jones, Jr. Late Lieut. Colonel of Artillery, C. S. A.), Treasury Department. (search)
Treasury Department. Hon. Charles G. Memminger, South Carolina, first Secretary of the Treasury. Hon. George A. Trenholm, South Carolina, second Secretary of the Treasury. Hon. E. C. Elmore, Alabama, Treasurer. Hon. Philip Clayton, Georgia, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. Lewis Cruger, South Carolina, Comptroller and Solicitor. Bolling Baker, Georgia, First Auditor. Robert Tyler, Virginia, Register.
A Roster of General Officers , Heads of Departments, Senators, Representatives , Military Organizations, &c., &c., in Confederate Service during the War between the States. (ed. Charles C. Jones, Jr. Late Lieut. Colonel of Artillery, C. S. A.), Lieutenant-Generals, in Order of Rank. (search)
Tennessee, composed of the divisions of Hindman, Stevenson and Stewart. 12Richard TaylorLouisianaGen. E. K. SmithMay 16, 1864.April 8, 1864.May 16, 1864. Commanding Department of Alabama, Mississippi and West Tennessee. 13Stephen D. LeeS. Carolina June 23, 1864.June 23, 1864.  Assigned to the command of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, East Louisiana and West Tennessee; subsequently in command of Hood's old corps, Army of Tennessee, composed of the divisions of Hill, Stevenson and Clayton. 14Jubal A. EarlyVirginiaGen. R. E. LeeMay 31, 1864.May 31, 1864.May 31, 1864. Commanded Second corps Army of Northern Virginia, composed of the divisions of Rodes, Gordon and Ramseur, and three battalions of light artillery under command of Brigadier-General Long. 15Richard H. AndersonS. CarolinaGen. R. E. LeeJune 1, 1864.May 31, 1864.June 1, 1864. Commanded Longstreet's corps while he was disabled by wounds encountered in the Battle of the Wilderness. 16Ambrose P. StewartTennesseeGen.<
A Roster of General Officers , Heads of Departments, Senators, Representatives , Military Organizations, &c., &c., in Confederate Service during the War between the States. (ed. Charles C. Jones, Jr. Late Lieut. Colonel of Artillery, C. S. A.), Major-Generals, in Order of Rank. (search)
command composed of the division of Major-General A. P. Stewart, consisting of the brigades of Johnson, Brown, Bate and Clayton, and the division of Brigadier-General Wm. Preston, consisting of the brigades of Gracie, Trigg and Kelly, and of three an. 25, 1864. Promoted Lieutenant-General June 23, 1864; division composed of the brigades of Brown, Johnson, Strahl and Clayton; afterwards, of the brigades of Brown, Bate, Clayton and Stovall; subsequently of the brigades of Stovall, Clayton, GibsClayton and Stovall; subsequently of the brigades of Stovall, Clayton, Gibson and Baker; Army of the West. 57Stephen D. LeeS. CarolinaGen. J. E. JohnstonAug. 3, 1863.Aug. 3, 1863. Jan. 25, 1864. Promoted Lieutenant-General June 23, 1864; assigned to the command of all the cavalry in the Department of Alabama, Mississippi,Clayton, Gibson and Baker; Army of the West. 57Stephen D. LeeS. CarolinaGen. J. E. JohnstonAug. 3, 1863.Aug. 3, 1863. Jan. 25, 1864. Promoted Lieutenant-General June 23, 1864; assigned to the command of all the cavalry in the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, East Louisiana and West Tennessee. 58Cadmus M. WilcoxTennesseeGen. R. E. LeeAug. 13, 1863.Aug. 3, 1863. Feb. 17, 1864. Division composed of the brigades of Generals Lane, Scales, McGowan and Thomas. 59J. F. GilmerN. CarolinaGen. BeauregardAug. 16
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical: officers of civil and military organizations. (search)
Nassau. His service as secretary of the treasury covered the period of July 18, 1864, to April, 1865. At the dissolution of the Confederacy he was taken prisoner and held until October, 1865, when he was pardoned by President Johnson. Philip Clayton Philip Clayton, of Georgia, assistant secretary of the treasury, was born in Athens, Georgia, March 19, 1815, the son of Judge Augustus L. Clayton, an eminent jurist and statesman. He was educated for the profession of law, in which he spPhilip Clayton, of Georgia, assistant secretary of the treasury, was born in Athens, Georgia, March 19, 1815, the son of Judge Augustus L. Clayton, an eminent jurist and statesman. He was educated for the profession of law, in which he speedily won substantial honors, also evincing a talent for public affairs which led to important service in the United States government. For twelve years, in the ante-bellum period, he held the office of second auditor of the United States treasury, and for four years, during the administration of President Buchanan, he served as assistant secretary of the treasury under Secretary Howell Cobb. This position he resigned upon the secession of Georgia in January, 1861, and cast his lot with his n
The Daily Dispatch: September 12, 1861., [Electronic resource], Skirmishing — spirit and health of the army, &c. (search)
The Georgia Hospital. --A society has been formed in Georgia for the establishment in this city of a hospital for the relief of sick and wounded Georgia soldiers. A Board of Managers resident in this city has been elected, composed of the following gentlemen: Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, Vice- President of the Confederate States, Chairman; Dr. Henry F. Campbell, Physician of the Hospital, Vice-Chairman; Hon. Wm. M. Browne, Assistant Secretary of State; Hon. Philip Clayton, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury; Wm. H. Pritchard and C. A. Smith, Esqs. Large buildings on 21st street have been rented for the above benevolent purpose, capable of accommodating six or seven hundred patients, and arrangements are made to rent additional accommodation should the necessity arise. The establishment is under the medical direction of Dr. H. F. Campbell, and steps are being taken to secure the services of a number of efficient nurses, cooks, and other attendants.