Confederate States Secretary of War

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The Confederate States Secretary of War was a member of the Confederate States President's Cabinet during the Civil War. The Secretary of War led the Confederate States Department of War. The position ended in May of 1865 when the Confederacy crumbled during John C. Breckinridge's tenure of the office.

Contents 1 Secretaries of War 2 Acting Secretaries of War 3 See Also 4 External Links

[edit] Secretaries of War

#	Picture	Name	Began Service	Ended Service	President(s) served under
1		LeRoy Pope Walker	February 25, 1861	September 16, 1861	Jefferson Davis
2		Judah P. Benjamin	September 17, 1861	March 24, 1862	Jefferson Davis
3		George W. Randolph	March 24, 1862	November 15, 1862	Jefferson Davis
4		James Seddon	November 21, 1862	February 5, 1865	Jefferson Davis
5		John C. Breckinridge	February 6, 1865	May 10, 1865	Jefferson Davis

[edit] Acting Secretaries of War

#	Name	Term of Office		President(s) served under
		Start	End
1	Gustavus Woodson Smith	November 17, 1862	November 20, 1862	Jefferson Davis

[edit] See Also

• United States Secretary of War

[edit] External Links

• Confederate States War Department