For the British politician, see James Seddon (British politician). For the footballer, see Jimmy Seddon.
James Seddon
4th Confederate States Secretary of War
In office November 21, 1862 – February 5, 1865
President
Jefferson Davis
Preceded by
George Randolph
Succeeded by
John Breckinridge
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 6th district
In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
Preceded by
John Botts
Succeeded by
John Caskie
In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
Preceded by
John Jones
Succeeded by
John Botts
Personal details
Born
James Alexander Seddon
(1815-07-13)July 13, 1815 Falmouth, Virginia
Died
August 19, 1880(1880-08-19) (aged 65) Goochland County, Virginia
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Sarah Bruce
Alma mater
University of Virginia
James Alexander Seddon (July 13, 1815 – August 19, 1880) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a Representative in the United States Congress, as a member of the Democratic Party. Seddon was appointed Confederate States Secretary of War by Jefferson Davis during the American Civil War.
James Alexander Seddon (July 13, 1815 – August 19, 1880) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a Representative in the United States...
including Leroy Pope Walker, Judah P. Benjamin, George W. Randolph, JamesSeddon, and John C. Breckinridge. Stephen Mallory was Confederate Secretary...
trainer of Southport. He was related to fellow footballer Ernie Phythian. JamesSeddon, The Football Association. "Complete A-Z of Mossley Players". Mossley...
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appointed JamesSeddon to the position of secretary of war next, and Seddon would be the Confederate official to hold the position for the longest. Seddon’s reportedly...
siege. At the end of April, Longstreet was ordered by Secretary of War JamesSeddon to join Lee's army as it faced attack from the Army of the Potomac, now...
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Wars film that best reflects real military experience. Many details, JamesSeddon writes, resonate with his own 21 years of service in the U.S. Navy: I...
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capture them." On March 29, 1864, Confederate Captain Wirt Thomson wrote JamesSeddon, Confederate Secretary of War, claiming the Knight Company had captured...
refused to give him the autonomy to do his job; Davis replaced him with JamesSeddon. In the winter of 1862, Davis decided to join the Episcopal Church; in...
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eventually became a spy for CSA Secretary of War JamesSeddon. In April 1863, Harrison met Lieutenant General James Longstreet of the Confederate Army of Northern...
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earliest opportunity, Fremantle visited the Confederate Secretary of War JamesSeddon on 18 June, where he was furnished with letters of introduction to Generals...
including U.S. Congressman and future Confederate Secretary of War JamesSeddon. Just prior to the American Civil War, Lewis Dabney Crenshaw purchased...
treated by us." This demand was refused; Confederate Secretary of War JamesSeddon in June 1864 wrote: I doubt, however, whether the exchange of negroes...
Other Prominent Citizens.", The New York Times, March 7, 1862 McPherson, James, Battle Cry of Freedom, Penguin Books, 1990, ISBN 978-0-14-012518-4, p.434...
Carolinas' Civil War Sites, 2nd ed. (John F. Blair, Publisher: 2011), p. 109. James E. Walmsley, The Last Meeting of the Confederate Cabinet (The Mississippi...
Maj. Gen. Horatio G. Wright to Washington on July 9. As Lee wrote to JamesSeddon, the Confederate Secretary of War, on July 19: It was believed that the...
denounced the papers as "fiendish" and Confederate Secretary of War JamesSeddon proposed that the Union prisoners be hanged. Robert E. Lee agreed that...