Congress of the Confederate States and Kentucky were admitted into the Confederate States of America, requiring offensive military decisions otherwise uncalled for in the western theater, including violating Kentucky's neutrality. Their admission also provided a solid two-state delegation support amounting to 17% of the House and 15% of the Senate backing the Jefferson Davis government throughout the existence of the Confederacy. Treaties with the Five Civilized Tribes also allowed for their seating non-voting representatives in the Confederate Congress, as did the Territory of New Mexico. With the short-lived claim to the far western Arizona Territory, by the end of 1861 the Confederacy had gained the
Confederate States Department of the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery was responsible for the operation of several medical facilities in Southern ports. This department was managed by William A. W. Spotswood throughout its entire extistence from April 10, 1861 to April 1865. The Confederate Marine Corps was established by an act of the Provisional Congress on March 16, 1861. As originally legislated the Confederate Marine Corps was to be a battalion-sized force of six companies and a headquarters element led by a major. The Corps was later expanded into a regiment following an act of the Provisional Congress on May 20, 1861; this was spurred