May 15, 1883(1883-05-15) (aged 64) Tuscaloosa, Alabama, US
Allegiance
United States Confederate States of America
Service/branch
United States Army Confederate States Army
Years of service
1841–1861 (USA) 1861–1865 (CSA)
Rank
Captain (USA) Brigadier general (CSA)
Battles/wars
Mexican–American War American Civil War
Alma mater
West Point
Spouse(s)
Amelia Gayle Gorgas
Children
William C. Gorgas
Other work
University president
Josiah Gorgas (July 1, 1818 – May 15, 1883) was a Confederate general in the American Civil War and was later president of the University of Alabama.[1]
As chief of ordnance during the American Civil War, Gorgas managed to keep the Confederate armies well supplied with weapons and ammunition, despite the Union blockade, and even though the South had hardly any munitions industry before the war began. In this effort he also worked closely with the Fraser, Trenholm shipping company that brought in shipments of ordnance by means of blockade runners. He kept diaries during the Civil War which are now a popular subject of study for historians.[2]
^Vandiver, Frank E. (1952) Ploughshares into Swords: Josiah Gorgas and Confederate Ordnance. Austin, Texas
^"Josiah Gorgas (1818-1883)". DeCredico, M. A. Encyclopedia Virginia and Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Retrieved 14 December 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
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