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Stephens, Alexander Hamilton (1812-1883), was vice president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War (1861-1865). See more »

Benjamin, Judah Philip

Benjamin, Judah Philip (1811-1884), was a United States lawyer and statesman who was active in the Confederate cause during the Civil War (1861-1865).

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Mallory, Stephen Russell

Mallory, MAL uh ree, Stephen Russell (1813?-1873), was secretary of the Confederate Navy during the Civil War (1861-1865).

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Mason, James Murray

Mason, James Murray (1798-1871), served as Confederate commissioner to Britain during the American Civil War (1861-1865).

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Memminger, Christopher Gustavus

Memminger, Christopher Gustavus (1803-1888), an American statesman, served as secretary of the treasury for the Confederacy from 1861 to 1864.

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Ruffin, Edmund

Ruffin, Edmund (1794-1865), was a noted Virginia agriculturist and a strong supporter of slavery.

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Seddon, James Alexander

Seddon, James Alexander (1815-1880), served as the Confederacy's secretary of war during most of the American Civil War (1861-1865).

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Slidell, John

Slidell, John (1793-1871), a Louisiana Democrat, served as United States commissioner to Mexico in 1845 and Confederate commissioner to France during the American Civil War (1861-1865).

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Stephens, Alexander Hamilton

Stephens, Alexander Hamilton (1812-1883), was vice president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War (1861-1865).

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Toombs, Robert Augustus

Toombs, Robert Augustus (1810-1885), was a leading Georgia politician during the American Civil War era.

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Vance, Zebulon Baird

Vance, Zebulon Baird (1830-1894), was a Confederate governor of North Carolina and a Democratic United States senator.

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Walker, Leroy Pope

Walker, Leroy Pope (1817-1884), served as the first Confederate secretary of war, from February to September 1861, during the American Civil War.

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Yancey, William Lowndes

Yancey, William Lowndes, YAN sih, WIHL yuhm lowndz (1814-1863), an American statesman, was often called "The Orator of Secession." He served in the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat from Alabama from 1844 to 1846.

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