Department of Justice of the Confederacy

Creation Date

1861-02-21

Dissolution Date

1865-04-24

Entity Type

Organization

Executive department established to enforce the law and maintain justice. Headed by the Attorney General of the Confederacy. Established by the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States in February 1861. Attorneys General: Judah P. Benjamin (February -September 1861), Thomas Bragg (November 1861 - March 1862), Thomas Watts (March 1862-October 1863), Wade Keyes, interim (October 1863 - January 1864), George Davis (January 1864 - April 1865).

James M. Matthews, ed., The Statutes at Large of the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America, from the Institution of the Government February 8, 1861, to its Termination, February 18, 1862 (Richmond: R.M. Smith, Printer to Congress, 1864).

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