Authors: David J. Eicher
Christopher G. Memminger, Feb. 21, 1861- Feb. 17, 1862 (Provisional)
Christopher G. Memminger, Mar. 18, 1862- resigned Jul. 18, 1864
George A. Trenholm, Jul. 18, 1864-resigned Apr. 27, 1865
John H. Reagan, Apr. 27, 1865-May 10, 1865 (acting)
Secretaries of War
Leroy P. Walker, Feb. 21, 1861-resigned Sept. 16, 1861 (Provisional) Judah P. Benjamin, Sept. 17, 1861-Nov. 21, 1861 (Provisional,
acting)
Judah P. Benjamin, Nov. 21, 1861-Feb. 17, 1862 (Provisional)
Judah P. Benjamin, Feb. 17, 1862-Mar. 23, 1862 (acting)
George W. Randolph, Mar. 18, 1862-resigned Nov. 17, 1862
Gustavus W. Smith, Nov. 17, 1862-Nov. 21, 1862 (acting)
James A. Seddon, Nov. 21, 1862-resigned Feb. 6, 1865
John C. Breckinridge, Feb. 6, 1865-fled May 10, 1865
Secretaries of the Navy
Stephen R. Mallory, Feb. 28, 1861-Feb. 17, 1862 (Provisional)
Stephen R. Mallory, Mar. 18, 1862-resigned May 2, 1865
John H. Reagan, May 2, 1865-May 10, 1865 (acting)
Postmasters-General
Henry T. Ellett, Feb. 25, 1861-declined Mar. 5, 1861 (Provisional)
John H. Reagan, Mar. 6, 1861-Feb. 17, 1862 (Provisional)
John H. Reagan, Mar. 18, 1862-surrendered May 10, 1865
Attorneys-General
Judah P. Benjamin, Feb. 25, 1861-resigned Nov. 21, 1861 (Provisional)
Thomas Bragg, Nov. 21, 1861-Feb. 17, 1862 (Provisional) Thomas H. Watts, Mar. 18, 1862-resigned Oct. 1, 1863
Wade Keyes, Oct. 1, 1863-Jan. 4, 1864 (acting)
George Davis, Jan. 4, 1864-resigned Apr. 26, 1865
John H. Reagan, Apr. 26, 1865-May 10, 1865 (acting)
Derived from John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher,
Civil War High Commands
(Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001).
Congresses of the Confederate States, 1861-1865
Provisional Congress
First session.
Assembled at Montgomery, AL, Feb. 4, 1861. Adjourned Mar. 16, 1861, to meet second Monday in May.
Second session
(called). Met at Montgomery, AL, Apr. 29, 1861. Adjourned May 21, 1861.
Third session.
Met at Richmond, VA, Jul. 20, 1861. Adjourned Aug. 31, 1861.
Fourth session
(called). Met at Richmond, VA, Sept. 3, 1861. Adjourned same day.
Fifth session.
Met at Richmond, VA, Nov. 8, 1861. Adjourned Feb. 17, 1862.
First Congress
First session.
Met at Richmond, VA, Feb. 18, 1862. Adjourned Apr. 21, 1862.
Second session.
Met at Richmond, VA, Aug. 18, 1862. Adjourned Oct. 13, 1862.
Third session.
Met at Richmond, VA, Jan. 12, 1863. Adjourned May 1, 1863.
Fourth session.
Met at Richmond, VA, Dec. 7, 1863. Adjourned Feb. 17, 1864.
Second Congress
First session.
Met at Richmond, VA, May 2, 1864. Adjourned Jun. 14, 1864.
Second session.
Met at Richmond, VA, Nov. 7, 1864. Adjourned Mar. 18, 1865.
Members of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States (Feb. 4, 1861-Feb. 17, 1862)
Alabama
William P. Chilton
Jabez L. M. Curry
Nicholas Davis
Thomas Fearn
Stephen F. Hale
H. C. Jones
David P. Lewis
Colin J. McRae
Cornelius Robinson
John Gill Shorter
Robert H. Smith
Richard W. Walker
Arkansas
Augustus H. Garland
Robert W. Johnson
Albert Rust
Hugh F. Thomason
W. W. Watkins
Florida
J. Patton Anderson
Jackson Morton
James B. Owens
John P. Sanderson
George T. Ward
Georgia
Francis S. Bartow
Nathan Bass
Howell Cobb II
Thomas R. R. Cobb
Martin J. Crawford
Thomas M. Foreman
Benjamin H. Hill
Augustus H. Kenan
Eugenius A. Nisbet
Alexander H. Stephens
Robert A. Toombs
Augustus R. Wright
Kentucky
Henry C. Burnett
Theodore L. Burnett
John M. Elliott
George W. Ewing
L. H. Ford
George B. Hodge
Thomas Johnson
Thomas B. Monroe
John J. Thomas
Daniel P. White
Louisiana
Charles M. Conrad
Alexander De Clouet
Duncan F. Kenner
Henry Marshall
John Perkins Jr.
Edward Sparrow
Mississippi
William S. Barry
Alexander B. Bradford
Walker Brooke
J. A. P. Campbell
Alexander M. Clayton
Wiley P. Harris
James T. Harrison
John A. Orr
William S. Wilson
Missouri
Caspar W. Bell
John B. Clark
Aaron H. Conrow
Thomas A. Harris
Robert L. Y. Peyton
George G. Vest
North Carolina
W. W. Avery
Burton Craige
A. T. Davidson
George Davis
Thomas D. McDowell
John M. Morehead
R. C. Puryear
Thomas Ruffin
W. N. H. Smith
Abraham W. Venable
South Carolina
Robert W. Barnwell
William W. Boyce
James Chesnut Jr.
Lawrence M. Keitt
Christopher G. Memminger
William Porcher Miles
James L. Orr
Robert Barnwell Rhett
Thomas J. Withers
Tennessee
John D. C. Atkins
Robert L. Caruthers
David M. Currin
W. H. De Witt
John F. House
Thomas M. Jones
J. H. Thomas
Texas
John Gregg
John Hemphill
William B. Ochiltree
Williamson S. Oldham
John H. Reagan
Thomas N. Waul
Louis T. Wigfall
Virginia
Thomas S. Bocock
Alexander R. Boteler
John W. Brockenbrough
Robert M. T. Hunter
Robert Johnston
W. H. Macfarland
James E. Mason
Walter Preston
William B. Preston
Roger A. Pryor
William C. Rives
Charles W. Russell
Robert E. Scott
James A. Seddon
Waller R. Staples
John Tyler
Senators of the First Congress of the Confederate States (Feb. 18, 1862-Feb. 17, 1864)
Alabama
Clement C. Clay Jr.
Robert Jemison Jr.
William L. Yancey
Arkansas
Robert W. Johnson
Charles B. Mitchell
Florida
James M. Baker
Augustus E. Maxwell
Georgia
Benjamin H. Hill
Herschel V. Johnson
John W. Lewis
Kentucky
Henry C. Burnett
William E. Simms
Louisiana
Thomas J. Semmes
Edward Sparrow
Mississippi
Albert G. Brown
James Phelan
Missouri
John B. Clark
Waldo P. Johnson
Robert L. Y. Peyton
North Carolina
George Davis
William T. Dortch
Edwin G. Reade
South Carolina
Robert W. Barnwell
James L. Orr
Tennessee
Landon C. Haynes
Gustavus A. Henry
Texas
Williamson S. Oldham
Louis T. Wigfall
Virginia
Allen T. Caperton
Robert M. T. Hunter
William B. Preston
Members of the House of Representatives of the First Congress of the Confederate States (Feb. 18, 1862-Feb. 17, 1864)
Alabama
William P. Chilton
David Clopton
Jabez L. M. Curry
E. S. Dargan
Thomas J. Foster
Francis S. Lyon
James L. Pugh
John P. Ralls
William R. Smith
Arkansas
Felix I. Batson
Augustus H. Garland
Thomas B. Hanly
Grandison D. Royston
Florida
James B. Dawkins
Robert H. Hilton
John M. Martin
Georgia
William W. Clark
Lucius J. Gartrell
Julian Hartridge
Hines Holt
Porter Ingram
Augustus H. Kenan
David W. Lewis
Charles J. Munnerlyn
Hardy Strickland
Robert P. Trippe
Augustus R. Wright
Kentucky
Robert J. Breckinridge Jr.
Ely M. Bruce
Horatio W. Bruce
Theodore L. Burnett
James S. Chrisman
John W. Crockett
John M. Elliott
George W. Ewing
George B. Hodge
Willis B. Machem
James W. Moore
Henry E. Read
Louisiana
Charles M. Conrad
Lucius J. Dupré
Duncan F. Kenner
Henry Marshall
John Perkins Jr.
Charles J. Villeré
Mississippi
Ethelbert Barksdale
Henry C. Chambers
J. W. Clapp
Reuben Davis
William D. Holder
John J. McRae
Otho R. Singleton
Israel Welsh
Missouri
Caspar W. Bell
Aaron H. Conrow
William M. Cooke
Thomas W. Freeman
Thomas A. Harris
George G. Vest
North Carolina
Archibald H. Arrington
Thomas S. Ashe
Robert R. Bridgers
A. T. Davidson
Burgess S. Gaither
Owen R. Kenan
William Lander
Thomas D. McDowell
J. R. McLean
W. N. H. Smith
South Carolina
Lewis M. Ayer
Milledge L. Bonham
William W. Boyce
James Farrow
John McQueen
William Porcher Miles
William D. Simpson
Tennessee
John D. C. Atkins
David M. Currin
Henry S. Foote
E. L. Gardenhire
Meredith P. Gentry
Joseph B. Heiskell
George W. Jones
Thomas Menees
William G. Swan
William H. Tibbs
John V. Wright
Texas
M. D. Graham
Peter W. Gray
Caleb C. Herbert
Frank B. Sexton
John A. Wilcox
William B. Wright
Virginia
John B. Baldwin
Thomas S. Bocock
Alexander R. Boteler
John R. Chambliss
Charles F. Collier
Daniel C. De Jarnette
David Funsten
Muscoe R. H. Garnett
John Goode Jr.
James P. Holcombe
Albert G. Jenkins
Robert Johnston
James Lyons
Samuel A. Miller
Walter Preston
Roger A. Pryor
Charles W. Russell
William Smith
Waller R. Staples
Territories
Arizona
Marcus H. Macwillie
Cherokee Nation
Elias C. Boudinot
Choctaw Nation
Robert M. Jones
Senators of the Second Congress of the Confederate States (May 2, 1864-Mar. 18, 1865)
Alabama
Robert Jemison Jr.
Richard W. Walker
Arkansas
Augustus H. Garland
Robert W. Johnson
Charles B. Mitchell
Florida
James M. Baker
Augustus E. Maxwell
Georgia
Benjamin H. Hill
Herschel V. Johnson
Kentucky
Henry C. Burnett
William E. Simms
Louisiana
Thomas J. Semmes
Edward Sparrow
Mississippi
Albert G. Brown
John W. C. Watson
Missouri
Waldo P. Johnson
George G. Vest
North Carolina
William T. Dortch
William A. Graham
South Carolina
Robert W. Barnwell
James L. Orr
Tennessee
Landon C. Haynes
Gustavus A. Henry
Texas
Williamson S. Oldham
Louis T. Wigfall
Virginia
Allen T. Caperton
Robert M. T. Hunter
Members of the House of Representatives of the Second Congress of the Confederate States (May 2, 1864-Mar. 18, 1865)
Alabama
William P. Chilton
David Clopton
M. H. Cruikshank
James S. Dickinson
Thomas J. Foster
Francis S. Lyon
James L. Pugh
William R. Smith
Arkansas
Felix I. Batson
David W. Carroll
Augustus H. Garland
Rufus K. Garland
Thomas B. Hanly
Florida
Robert H. Hilton
S. St. George Rogers
Georgia
Clifford Anderson
Warren Atkin
Hiram P. Bell
Mark H. Blandford
Joseph H. Echols
Julian Hartridge
George N. Lester
John T. Shewmake
James M. Smith
William E. Smith
Kentucky
Benjamin F. Bradley