Table of Contents

Introduction to the 2008 Edition

I. Charles S. Davis's Colin J. McRae: Confederate Financial Agent

1. Early Career

2. Agent for the Ordnance Bureau

3. Agent for the Erlanger Loan

4. Coordinator of Finance in Europe

5. The Polish Recruiting Scheme

6. Tragic Last Years

Bibliography

II. Archival Material and Notes

Introduction to Part II of the 2008 Edition

1. Reports on "New Plan"

2. W. C. Black, Foreign Supply Office

3. H. Sampson, Treasury Agent

4. Confederate Treasury Documents

5. Conclusion

Index

About the Author

Charles S. Davis

J. Barto Arnold III, Institute of Nautical Archaeology and Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas

Reviews

'This biography of Confederate financial agent Colin McRae is now offered in an expanded 2008 edition which includes archival documents, correspondence and accounting records that illustrate how this man was instrumental in the financial management of the Southern States during the Civil War. Arnold (Texas A&M U.) has easily doubled Davis' original 1960 text, adding more insight into how McRae used blockade running along the Mississippi River to shore up financial strength in order to fight the war. Written for Civil War history buffs and students, this book contains plenty of photographs of the original documents and correspondence.' (Reference and Research Book News)