Administration
By July 20, 1861, the Confederate government had organized the administrative positions of the Confederate Navy as follows:
- Stephen R. Mallory - Secretary of the Navy
- Commodore Samuel Barron - Chief of the Bureau of Orders and Detail
- Commander George Minor - Chief of Ordnance and Hydrography
- Paymaster John DeBree - Chief of Provisions and Clothing
- Surg. W. A. W. Spottswood - Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
- Edward M. Tidball - Chief Clerk
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