Josiah Gorgas (July 1, 1818 – May 15, 1883) was the head of the Confederate States of America Ordance Bureau in the American Civil War, responsible for procuring weapons and ammunition for the Confederate armies; he was a brigadier general at the end of the war. Later, he was president of the University of Alabama. (From Wikipedia) More about Josiah Gorgas:
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| | Books by Josiah Gorgas: Gorgas, Josiah, 1818-1883, contrib.: The Ordnance Manual, for the Use of the Officers of the Confederate States Army: Prepared Under the Direction of Col. J. Gorgas, Chief of Ordnance, and Approved by The Secretary of War (Charleston, SC: Evans and Cogswell, 1863), by Confederate States of America War Department
Additional books by Josiah Gorgas in the extended shelves: Gorgas, Josiah, 1818-1883: [Communication concerning deficiencies in the appropriation for ordnance] (s.n., 1862), also by Confederate States of America. War Dept and George Wythe Randolph (page images at HathiTrust) Gorgas, Josiah, 1818-1883: The Civil War diary of General Josiah Gorgas (University of Alabama Press, 1947), also by Frank Everson Vandiver (page images at HathiTrust) Gorgas, Josiah, 1818-1883: Communication from the Secretary of War (s.n., 1863), also by Confederate States of America. War Dept and James A. Seddon (page images at HathiTrust) Gorgas, Josiah, 1818-1883: Communication from the Secretary of War ... March 3, 1863 (C. S. A, 1863), also by Confederate States of America. Ordnance Bureau, Confederate States of America. War Dept, and Confederate States of America. President (page images at HathiTrust) Gorgas, Josiah, 1818-1883: Estimate of funds required by Ordnance Bureau to supply deficiences caused by transfers from Quartermaster's Department during the year 1862. ([Richmond] : [C. S. A.], [1863], 1863), also by Confederate States of America. Ordnance Bureau and Confederate States of America. President (page images at HathiTrust) Gorgas, Josiah, 1818-1883: Military commission to Europe in 1855 and 1856. (G. W. Bowman, printer, 1961), also by United States. Military Commission to Europe, Julius Schön, and Alfred Mordecai (page images at HathiTrust) Gorgas, Josiah, 1818-1883: The ordnance manual for the use of the officers of the Confederate States Army. (Richmond : West and Johnston, 1863., 1863), also by Confederate States of America. Ordnance Bureau and Confederate States of America War Department (page images at HathiTrust) Gorgas, Josiah, 1818-1883: Rifled infantry arms. (G. W. Bowman, printer, 1860), also by United States. Military Commission to Europe, Julius Schön, and Alfred Mordecai (page images at HathiTrust)
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