Photograph of Col. Josiah Gorgas
Title
Photograph of Col. Josiah Gorgas
Description
This is a photograph of Colonel Josiah Gorgas, the Chief of the Confederate Bureau of Ordnance. His early efforts to utilize the port of Wilmington as a gateway for a fleet of Government-owned blockade-runners did much to compound Wilmington's importance.
Creator
Virginia State Library
Source
Emory M. Thomas, The Confederate State of Richmond: A biography of the Capital (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1971), 118.
Date
XXXX-XX-XX
Contributor
York, Robert
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Richmond, Virginia
Original Format
Photograph
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Citation
Virginia State Library, Photograph of Col. Josiah Gorgas, Civil War Era NC, accessed November 16, 2024, https://cwnc.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/799.