# Josiah Gorgas

> Josiah Gorgas 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.

*Confederate Army general (1818-1883)*

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## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1818-07-01
- **Died:** 1883-05-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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