Confederate States Post Office Department
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The Confederate States Post Office Department was the postal system of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, responsible for managing mail delivery and related services across the seceded Southern states.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Confederate States Post Office Department canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
ⓘ
postal administration ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1865 ⓘ |
| established | 1861 ⓘ |
| faced |
blockades
ⓘ
shortages of paper and ink ⓘ transportation difficulties ⓘ wartime disruptions ⓘ |
| firstOfficeholder | John H. Reagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPostmasterGeneral | John H. Reagan GENERATED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implemented |
Confederate postage stamps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
postal rate reforms ⓘ |
| issued | Confederate postage stamps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Confederate States territory
ⓘ
seceded Southern states ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| ledBy | Postmaster General of the Confederate States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movedHeadquartersTo | Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePerson | John H. Reagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Confederate States of America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalHeadquartersLocation | Montgomery, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Confederate States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of the Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | United States Post Office Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | collapse of the Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
issuance of postage stamps
ⓘ
mail delivery ⓘ operation of post offices ⓘ postal rates ⓘ postal regulations ⓘ postal routes ⓘ postal services ⓘ |
| serviceType |
civilian correspondence
ⓘ
domestic mail ⓘ military mail ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| usedCurrency | Confederate States dollar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedSystem | Confederate postal system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTransport |
horseback mail carriers
ⓘ
railroads ⓘ riverboats ⓘ stagecoaches ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.