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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 »
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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).
See more »Mallory, Stephen Russell
Mallory, MAL uh ree, Stephen Russell (1813?-1873), was secretary of the Confederate Navy during the Civil War (1861-1865).
See more »Mason, James Murray
Mason, James Murray (1798-1871), served as Confederate commissioner to Britain during the American Civil War (1861-1865).
See more »Memminger, Christopher Gustavus
Memminger, Christopher Gustavus (1803-1888), an American statesman, served as secretary of the treasury for the Confederacy from 1861 to 1864.
See more »Ruffin, Edmund
Ruffin, Edmund (1794-1865), was a noted Virginia agriculturist and a strong supporter of slavery.
See more »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).
See more »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).
See more »Stephens, Alexander Hamilton
Stephens, Alexander Hamilton (1812-1883), was vice president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War (1861-1865).
See more »Toombs, Robert Augustus
Toombs, Robert Augustus (1810-1885), was a leading Georgia politician during the American Civil War era.
See more »Vance, Zebulon Baird
Vance, Zebulon Baird (1830-1894), was a Confederate governor of North Carolina and a Democratic United States senator.
See more »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.
See more »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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