caption serviceyears relations death_place death_date birth_place allegiance birth_date rank image article_title name
caleb army published 1904 huse photo from the supplies for the confederate 1851 -lrb- csa -rrb- -- 61 -lrb- usa -rrb- 1861 -- 65 harry m. p. huse -lrb- son -rrb- highland falls , new york march 12 , 1905 1831 newburyport , massachusetts united states of america confederate states of america february 11 , 1831 first colonel -lrb- alabama state militia -rrb- lieutenant -lrb- usa -rrb- major -lrb- csa -rrb- calebhuse.jpg caleb huse
 caleb huse
caleb huse

caleb huse -lrb- february 11 , 1831 - march 12 , 1905 -rrb- was a major in the confederate states army , acting primarily as an arms procurement agent and purchasing specialist during the american civil war .
he is most well known for his successful acquisition of weapons contracts with various european nations including the united kingdom , austria , and to a lesser extent , france , prussia , and bohemia .
a majority of the weapons imported to the confederacy from foreign powers during the war were negotiated for and purchased by huse .
