James D. Bulloch


Region Occupation Born Died
North America, South & Gulf Politician 1823 1901

Agent sent by Confederacy to England to procure ships for the Confederate navy. Succeeded in having built two ships, the Florida and the Alabama, and bought another, the Fingal. His efforts opposed by US Ambassador Charles Francis Adams. Both Alabama and Florida effective in destroying and capturing Union-aligned vessels before being destroyed.

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Robert A. McCaughey

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James D. Bulloch

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Related Ships

CSS Alabama

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Peter Richards