Lucius B. Northrop
Military Person
1811 – 1894
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Who was Lucius B. Northrop?
Lucius Bellinger Northrop, was the Commissary-General of the armed forces of the Confederate States of America. Appointed by Confederate president Jefferson Davis, a personal friend, Northrop was responsible for the logistics and supply chain that transported food, clothing, and forage to the Southern armies of the American Civil War, particularly the Army of Northern Virginia. Northrop was also responsible for supplying the prison camps that housed Federal prisoners-of-war, such as Andersonville.
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- Born
- Sep 8, 1811
Charleston - Also known as
- Lucius Northrop
- Education
- United States Military Academy
- Died
- Feb 9, 1894
Pikesville - Resting place
- Baltimore
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on July 23, 2013
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