When was it published?

August 12, 1862 in The Western Democrat

Domestic News August 12, 1862

The Western Democrat

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Jefferson Davis, Alex H Stephens, J. P. Benjamin, G. W. Randolph, C. G. Memminger, S. R. Mallory, Thos. H. Watts, J.H. Reagan, Wm L Yancy, Clement C Clay, Robert W Johnson, Charles B Mitchell, A E Maxwell, J M Baker, Benjamin H Hill, John W Lewis, Edward Sparrow, T J Semmes, Albert G Brown, James Phelan, R M T Hunter, Wm B Preston, George Davis, Wm T Dortch, Robert W Barnwell, James L Orr, Langdon C Haynes, Gustavus A Henry, Louis T Wigfall, Ws Oldham, H C Burnett, William E Simms, John B Clark, R S Y Peyton

Q: What keywords are associated?

Confederate Government, Jefferson Davis, Confederate Senate, Cabinet Officials, Seceded States

Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

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What is this article about?

List of Confederate government officials, including President Jefferson Davis, Vice President Alex H Stephens, cabinet secretaries, and 26 senators from seceded states such as Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Kentucky, and Missouri.

Merged-components note: Merged adjacent components listing Confederate executive and Senate members into a single governmental directory.

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CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT.
Jefferson Davis of Mississippi, President.
Alex H Stephens of Georgia, Vice President.
J. P. Benjamin, of Louisiana, Secretary of State.
G. W. Randolph, of Virginia, Secretary of War.
C. G. Memminger, of South Carolina, Secretary of the Treasury.
S. R. Mallory, of Florida, Secretary of the Navy.
Thos. H. Watts, of Alabama, Chief of the Department of Justice or Attorney General.
J.H. Reagan, of Texas, Postmaster General.
ALABAMA.
Wm L Yancy,
Clement C Clay.
ARKANSAS.
Robert W Johnson
Charles B Mitchell.
FLORIDA.
A E Maxwell,
J M Baker.
GEORGIA.
Benjamin H Hill,
John W Lewis.
LOUISIANA.
Edward Sparrow,
T J Semmes.
MISSISSIPPI.
Albert G Brown,
James Phelan
VIRGINIA.
R M T Hunter,
Wm B Preston.
NORTH CAROLINA,
George Davis,
Wm T Dortch.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Robert W Barnwell,
James L Orr.
TENNESSEE.
Langdon C Haynes,
Gustavus A Henry.
TEXAS.
Louis T Wigfall,
WS Oldham.
KENTUCKY.
H C Burnett.
William E Simms.
MISSOURI.
John B Clark,
R S Y Peyton.
Total number, 26.

What sub-type of article is it?

Politics Appointment

What keywords are associated?

Confederate Government Jefferson Davis Confederate Senate Cabinet Officials Seceded States

What entities or persons were involved?

Jefferson Davis Alex H Stephens J. P. Benjamin G. W. Randolph C. G. Memminger S. R. Mallory Thos. H. Watts J.H. Reagan Wm L Yancy Clement C Clay Robert W Johnson Charles B Mitchell A E Maxwell J M Baker Benjamin H Hill John W Lewis Edward Sparrow T J Semmes Albert G Brown James Phelan R M T Hunter Wm B Preston George Davis Wm T Dortch Robert W Barnwell James L Orr Langdon C Haynes Gustavus A Henry Louis T Wigfall Ws Oldham H C Burnett William E Simms John B Clark R S Y Peyton

Domestic News Details

Key Persons

Jefferson Davis Alex H Stephens J. P. Benjamin G. W. Randolph C. G. Memminger S. R. Mallory Thos. H. Watts J.H. Reagan Wm L Yancy Clement C Clay Robert W Johnson Charles B Mitchell A E Maxwell J M Baker Benjamin H Hill John W Lewis Edward Sparrow T J Semmes Albert G Brown James Phelan R M T Hunter Wm B Preston George Davis Wm T Dortch Robert W Barnwell James L Orr Langdon C Haynes Gustavus A Henry Louis T Wigfall Ws Oldham H C Burnett William E Simms John B Clark R S Y Peyton

Outcome

total number of senators: 26.

Event Details

Composition of the Confederate government, listing the President, Vice President, cabinet secretaries, and senators from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Kentucky, and Missouri.