The Confederate Secretary of the Navy was Stephen Mallory, of Florida. He had been a US Senator for a long time before the war and was a long time member of the Naval Affairs Committee of the US Senate. Because nobody else in the Confederate government was too interested in the Navy, Mallory had a free hand. He was a great innovator, and much of the success and the bold innovations adopted by the Confederate Navy were attributable to him. Confederate law initially did not provide for any officer of higher rank than naval captain, through eventually four admirals were authorized by law. None of these served as overall naval commander, that function in most respects being exercised by Mallory. Officers of both the "old army" and the "old (US) navy" had been promised the same rank they held if they resigned at the start of the war. This left Mallory contending with a large number of senior officers too old to go to sea. Mallory fought for and obtained from the Confederate congress legislation providing for promotion based on merit. One of the officers who became a Confederate Rear Admiral was Raphael Semmes, who had earned a worldwide reputation commanding the CSS Alabama. Late in the war Semmes simultaneously held a commission as a brigadier general in the army, the only American to ever hold flag rank in both services. James D. Bulloch was the Confederate Navy's purchasing agent in Europe, where he oversaw the acquisition and outfitting of the several fast commerce raiders which caused such havoc (CSS Alabama, CSS Florida, CSS Shenandoah). Bulloch was the uncle of Theodore Roosevelt, and the great-uncle of Eleanor Roosevelt.
George Pickett led the ill-fated charge known as Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg. The charge took place on July 3, 1863, and was a Confederate infantry assault against Union forces. Pickett's Charge ultimately failed and resulted in heavy losses for the Confederate Army.
us navy officer commander.
The Confederate States of America (the Confederacy) fielded both an army and a Navy. Their navy (CSN) was formed by the Confederate government on 21 Feb 1861, with the army (CSA) following in 28 Feb 1861. Stephan R Mallory was their Sect of the Navy, while Confederate President Jefferson Davis functioned as the Sect of the Army until he turned over command to Gen Robert E. Lee.
The Hunley sank with all hands after its attack.
Thomas Stonewall Jackson
Confederate States Navy was created in 1861.
Stephen R. Mallory was the Confederate Secretary of the Navy. He was a major asset to the Southern cause with his imaginative ideas.
The former US Naval officer, Matthew Fontaine Maury was the first Confederate to be placed in charge of mining the South's waterways. Maury had an international reputation for his scientific pursuits in oceanography and navigation. It is estimated that Confederate mines sank or damaged over fifty Union navy ships.
Commander of the Confederate Army was Robert E. Lee.Secretary of the Confederate Navy was Stephen Mallory.
In Gretna, Louisiana the Phoenix Iron Works began to cast cannons for the upcoming Confederate navy. This was one of the few industrial companies that the South had.
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Riverine warfare; control of the rivers (like the Mississippi River).
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Stephen Mallory
The Confederate States of America (the Confederacy) fielded both an army and a Navy. Their navy (CSN) was formed by the Confederate government on 21 Feb 1861, with the army (CSA) following in 28 Feb 1861. Stephan R Mallory was their Sect of the Navy, while Confederate President Jefferson Davis functioned as the Sect of the Army until he turned over command to Gen Robert E. Lee.