Mobilizing the Confederate Industrial Base for Total War
Abstract
The Confederate Congress established the Confederate War Department in order to provide administration for the conduct of war. Initially, there were four departments, the Inspector General, Quartermaster Department, Subsistence Department and the Medical Department. Later, the Ordnance Bureau would be created to specifically to deal with arming confederate forces. The Ordnance Bureau forged an unheralded chapter in U. S. Civil War history. Charged with' gathering resources and manufacturing arms and munitions for the Confederacy. the Ordnance Department was placed" in the charge of a legendary chief, Josiah Gorgas, who led the agency until the closing days of the war. This work " focuses on the Ordnance Department's operations throughout the South, from harvesting valuable mineral resources to the manufacturing of finished arms and ammunition with a look into the distribution process outlined to get the arms and ammunition to the troops. The Ordnance Department used aggressive and innovative methods to achieve partial success, but was doomed to failure by labor and transportation problems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 25, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA600828
Entities
People
- Adrian T. Marinez
Organizations
- Marine Corps University