Josiah Gorgas was the head of the Confederate States of America Ordance Bureau in the American Civil War, responsible for procuring weapons and ammunition for the Confederate armies; he was a brigadier general at the end of the war. Later, he was president of the University of Alabama.
Houston Houston, May 30, 1863. Col. J. GORGAS, Chief of Ordnance, Richmond, Va.: COLONEL: I have understood that Major [Caleb] Huse, the purchasing agent at London of our Government, is…
HEADQUARTERS ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT, Charleston, July 28, 1863. Col. J. Gorgas, Chief of Ordnance: Please order Col. G. W. Rains, Augusta Arsenal, to make for me, at once, ten 10-inch columbiad…
C. S. ARMORY, Richmond C. S. ARMORY, Richmond, September 22, 1864. Col. J. GORGAS, Chief of Ordnance: COLONEL: I beg to present for your information a list of rifle muskets…