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There were twelve key positions in the War
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War
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Bureau of
Prisoner Exchange: Established on July 12, 1862
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Bureau of Conscription: Established on December 30, 1862
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188:Chief of Conscription: Brig. Gen.
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209:Chief of Ordnance: Brig. Gen.
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373:The Confederate Civil Service
117:Confederate States of America
228:Quartermaster-General: Col.
377:Journal of Southern History
215:Chief Signal Officer: Col.
47:February 26, 1861
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280:Bureau of Foreign Supplies
346:American Civil War portal
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420:Eicher, John H. (2001).
325:First Battle of Manassas
274:Bureau of Indian Affairs
184:Robert Garlick Hill Kean
422:Civil War High Commands
321:Edward Porter Alexander
301:Nitre and Mining Bureau
259:Departments and Bureaus
178:John Archibald Campbell
121:Confederate States Army
86:Confederate States Army
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288:Bureau of Prison Camps
238:Surgeon General: Col.
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248:, Col. William Norris
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174:Albert Taylor Bledsoe
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