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James Alexander Seddon (July 13, 1815 – August 19, 1880) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a Representative in the United States Congress, as a member of the Democratic Party. Seddon was appointed Confederate States Secretary of War by Jefferson Davis during the American Civil War .
Born in 1815 near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Seddon went on to study law at the University of Virginia and became involved in politics beginning in the 1840s. He was a strong advocate of secession and served as Confederate secretary of war from November 1862 until his resignation in January 1865.
Confederate Secretary of War James Seddon responded with a refusal of the terms. “I doubt,” he said, “whether the exchange of negroes at all for our soldiers would be tolerated." Ominously, Seddon added, "As to the white officers serving with negro troops, we ought never to be inconvenienced with such prisoners.” 2.
In September 1864, both Cawood and Confederate Colonel John Singleton Mosby were given orders by Confederate Secretary of War James Seddon to help Captain Thomas Nelson Conrad, who was given the job of abducting Lincoln and taking him to Richmond.
Nov 21, 2012 · National ArchivesJames Seddon, the Confederate secretary of war. Despite being a Virginian, Seddon was among the first in Richmond to recognize that if Gen. Robert E. Lee failed to win the war...
James Alexander Seddon. United States Congressman, Confederate Cabinet Member. He is remembered for serving as a United States House of Representative as a Democrat from the State of Virginia serving form 1845 to 1847 and again from 1849 to 1851.
American National Biography Online. A Virginia aristocrat and fascinating conversationalist, Seddon was a man of dedication and will. He left his mark on southern history. Lee and Seddon were President Davis's most trusted military advisers, and the three men worked closely together.
