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The Cabinet of the Confederate States of America, commonly called the Confederate cabinet or Cabinet of Jefferson Davis, was part of the executive branch of the federal government of the Confederate States that existed between 1861 and 1865. The members of the Cabinet were the vice president and heads of the federal executive departments.
Area codes 614 and 380 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for all or part of four counties in central Ohio, surrounding and including the state capital of Columbus. Area code 614 is one of the original area codes assigned for Ohio in 1947, while area code 380 is an overlay code covering the same territory.
The Confederate cabinet was dissolved on May 5, and Confederate President Jefferson Davis was captured by Union soldiers on May 10, one day after Lincoln's successor, Andrew Johnson, declared that the belligerent rights of the Confederacy were at an end, [3] with the rebellion effectively over.
Adjutant and Inspector-General's Department: Established by an act of the Confederate Congress on 19 April 1862 [3] Bureau of Engineers: Established by an act of the Confederate Congress on March 6, 1861 [3] Bureau of Indian Affairs: Established by two separate acts of the Confederate Provisional Congress on February 21 and March 15, 1861 [3]
In the early years of the war the Confederate government had a hands-off approach to the railroads. Only in mid-1863 did the Confederate government initiate a national policy, and it was confined solely to aiding the war effort. [229] Railroads came under the de facto control of the military. In contrast, the U.S. Congress had authorized ...
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Noted Confederate guerrilla Capt. William Quantrill was also born and raised in Ohio. In addition to Grant and Garfield, three other Ohio Civil War veterans would become President of the United States in the decades following the war: William McKinley of Canton , Rutherford B. Hayes of Fremont , and Benjamin Harrison of the greater Cincinnati area.
As part of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Pennsylvania campaign that summer, Early’s division of about 6,600 men crossed York County’s western border on June 27.