Confederate States Cabinet

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The Confederate States Cabinet was the group of senior officials who headed the executive departments and advised President Jefferson Davis during the existence of the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet
executive council
appliesToJurisdiction Confederate States of America
appointedBy Jefferson Davis
surface form: President of the Confederate States
chiefExecutive Jefferson Davis
surface form: President of the Confederate States
country Confederate States of America
dissolutionCause collapse of the Confederate States of America
dissolved 1865
followedBy Cabinet of the United States
hasPart Confederate States Attorney General
Confederate States Postmaster General
Confederate States Secretary of State
Confederate States Secretary of War
Confederate States Secretary of the Navy
Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury
hasRole advisory body to the president
head of executive departments
headOfGovernment Jefferson Davis
historicalPeriod American Civil War
surface form: American Civil War era
inception 1861
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativeBody Confederate Congress
surface form: Confederate States Congress
locationOfFormation Montgomery, Alabama
numberOfMembers 6
officeHeldBy Christopher Memminger
George A. Trenholm
George Davis
Alexander H. Stephens
surface form: George W. Randolph

James A. Seddon
John C. Breckinridge
John H. Reagan
Judah P. Benjamin
Judah P. Benjamin as Secretary of War
LeRoy Pope Walker
Robert M. T. Hunter
Robert Toombs
Stephen R. Mallory
Thomas Bragg
Thomas H. Watts
Wade Keyes (acting Attorney General)
partOf Confederate States of America
surface form: Government of the Confederate States of America
replaced Cabinet of the United States
surface form: United States Cabinet (for seceding states)
residence Richmond, Virginia
seat Richmond, Virginia
significantEvent American Civil War
subordinateTo Jefferson Davis
surface form: President of the Confederate States

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Confederate States of America executiveBranch Confederate States Cabinet
Confederate States Secretary of War partOf Confederate States Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the Confederate States of America
Confederate States Secretary of War category Confederate States Cabinet
this entity surface form: Confederate States of America government officials
Confederate States Secretary of State partOf Confederate States Cabinet
Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury partOf Confederate States Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the Confederate States of America
Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury memberOf Confederate States Cabinet
this entity surface form: Confederate cabinet
Confederate States Postmaster General partOf Confederate States Cabinet
this entity surface form: Confederate States cabinet
Confederate States Postmaster General memberOf Confederate States Cabinet
this entity surface form: Confederate States cabinet
Confederate States Postmaster General historicalContext Confederate States Cabinet
this entity surface form: Confederate States of America executive departments
Confederate States Postmaster General category Confederate States Cabinet
this entity surface form: Confederate States of America government officials
Confederate States Secretary of the Navy partOf Confederate States Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the Confederate States of America
Confederate States Secretary of the Navy category Confederate States Cabinet
this entity surface form: Confederate States of America government officials
Confederate States Attorney General partOf Confederate States Cabinet
Confederate States Attorney General memberOf Confederate States Cabinet
this entity surface form: Confederate States executive branch
Confederate States Attorney General advised Confederate States Cabinet
this entity surface form: Confederate Cabinet