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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.
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.
Confederate forces were often poorly supplied with uniforms, especially late in the conflict. Servicemen sometimes wore combinations of uniform pieces combined with captured Union uniforms and items of personal clothing. They sometimes went without shoes altogether, and broad felt or straw hats were worn as often as kepis or naval caps.
Pages in category "Executive members of the Cabinet of the Confederate States of America" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In December, with the end of the war nowhere in sight, the Confederate authorities faced the loss of 148 regiments, or nearly half the army, when their enlistments expired in March 1862. [ 2 ] In December, the Confederate Congress tried to induce reenlistment by offering bounties , a sixty-day furlough , and the option of joining new regiments ...
This resulted in former National Guard members being discharged from the Army entirely (also losing their status as state troops) when they left service, so the 1920 amendments to the act defined the National Guard's dual role as a state and federal reserve force; the "National Guard while in the service of the United States" as a component of ...
The National Guard was also activated to quell numerous civil disturbances, including anti-Vietnam War protests and urban riots. [186] [187] [188] The most notable of these was the May, 1970 event at Kent State University, at which four students were killed and nine wounded by members of the Ohio Army National Guard. [189] [190] [191]
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]