less than 3,000 personnel
Commander of the Confederate Army was Robert E. Lee.Secretary of the Confederate Navy was Stephen Mallory.
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Riverine warfare; control of the rivers (like the Mississippi River).
C.S.S. Virginia
Navy of the Confederate States
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.
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).
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.
C.S.S. Virginia
It stands for Confederate States Ship. The Federal navy used USS for United States Ship. Other countries have similar terms used to identify their military vessels.
A Confederate General from Big Sur has 159 pages.
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