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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.
May 11, 2024 · Josiah Gorgas (born July 1, 1818, Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died May 15, 1883, Tuscaloosa, Alabama) was an army officer who directed the production of armaments for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Born and raised in poverty, Gorgas had to put work before education as a youth.
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Dec 22, 2021 · Learn about Josiah Gorgas, a veteran of the Mexican War who became the Confederacy's chief of ordnance during the Civil War. He created a system to import and manufacture weapons and ammunition for Southern armies.
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Mar 27, 2023 · Josiah Gorgas (1818-1883) was a career army officer and chief of the Confederate Bureau of Ordnance during the Civil War. He was born in Pennsylvania, graduated from West Point, served in the U.S. Army, and resigned to join the Confederacy in 1861.
Jun 8, 2018 · Learn about Josiah Gorgas, a Northern-born officer who became a key figure in the Confederate war effort. He supervised the production and distribution of weapons and ammunition for the rebel army despite many challenges.
Josiah Gorgas (1818-1883) served in the military, was appointed the chief of ordnance for the Confederacy, was headmaster at the University of the South at Sewanee, Tennessee, and was elected president of the University of Alabama.
Brigadier General Gorgas was born in Running Pumps, Pennsylvania on July 1, 1818 and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1841. He held various assignments as an Ordnance...
