Denotes acting Secretary of War
# | Picture | Name | Home State | Began Service | Ended Service | President(s) served under |
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1 | Leroy Pope Walker | Alabama | February 25, 1861 | September 17, 1861 | Jefferson Davis | |
2 | Judah P. Benjamin | Louisiana | September 17, 1861 | March 24, 1862 | Jefferson Davis | |
3 | George W. Randolph | Virginia | March 24, 1862 | November 15, 1862 | Jefferson Davis | |
4 | James Seddon | Virginia | November 15, 1862 | February 21, 1868 | Jefferson Davis |