Copyright Issues

     Some historical images used by this website were obtained from public records, free web based resources, and from private collection. If you are the exclusive, verifiable owner of such items and feel your copyright is being infringed, polite removal requests (including proof of copyright claim) will be willingly honored. Unless otherwise noted, all remaining images, artistic depictions, section headings, and logos are the exclusive creation and copyright of this website and not for use in any publication, web based or otherwise.

     Some documents within this website are matters of public record and may or may not require permission to use for publication. All other written content (including, but not limited to: army organizational data, biographies, cabinet, congressional, and delegate lists, editorials, genealogical data, etc.) is the result of extensive hours of research and not for use in any publication, web based or otherwise. This includes any reformatting of the original text, layout or other "not so clever" alterations.

     Hyperlinking directly to images constitutes bandwidth theft. This website implements counter-measures to prohibit such action. All attempts of this nature will be reported directly to the offender's website host demanding removal of such links. Website hosts generally comply with these requests, and they can also ban, disable or freeze user accounts for such violations of their respective terms of service. Conversely, hyperlinks to any of this website's included .html pages is openly welcomed and encouraged.

     Regular checks of this website's statistics files and periodic searches for other similar websites are conducted to find flagrant violations of the above copyright policy. If found, one opportunity to correct transgressions will be e-mailed directly to the responsible party. If ignored, retributive actions involving the offender's website host will be set in motion. All other private non-profit consumption of data included on this website is openly granted and appreciated.

Website Disclaimer

     Opinions of this website's creator are not necessarily those of this website's host. Address all commentary and inquiries directly to the Editor. The Confederate War Department is intended for educational and entertainment purposes. The owner does not condone, nor appreciate, cultural hatred or degradation of character. By the First Amendment, all are entitled to their opinion. By the same Constitutional provision, I have the right to not have to read them. If you strongly disagree with my personal beliefs or genealogical heritage, I suggest you visit another website. You will not change me, nor I you. All friendly correspondence will be returned in a timely fashion.