Confederate States Lighthouse Bureau

Confederate States Lighthouse Bureau
Agency overview
Formed	March 6, 1861
Preceding agency	United States Lighthouse Board;
Dissolved	1865
Superseding agency	United States Lighthouse Board;
Jurisdiction	Lighthouses and navigational aids within the Confederate States of America
Agency executive	Raphael Semmes; Edward F. Pedgard; Ebenezer Farrand; Thomas E. Martin;
Parent agency	Confederate States Department of the Treasury

The Confederate States Lighthouse Bureau was an administrative bureau within the Confederate States Department of the Treasury which was responsible for the upkeep of lighthouses and other navigational aids along Confederate shores.^[2]

^ Warren, Spencer F. (1997). Raphael Semmes: The Philosophical Mariner. University of Alabama Press. p. 104. ISBN 0-8173-0847-4.
^ Acts and Resolutions of the First Session of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States. Enquirer's Book and Job Press. 1861. pp. 71–72. Retrieved 24 May 2010.

[Semmes-1] Warren, Spencer F. (1997). Raphael Semmes: The Philosophical Mariner. University of Alabama Press. p. 104. ISBN 0-8173-0847-4.

[Act-2] Acts and Resolutions of the First Session of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States. Enquirer's Book and Job Press. 1861. pp. 71–72. Retrieved 24 May 2010.

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