Lucius B. Northrop, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Confederate States Army officer
Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1811
Place of Birth: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Date of Death: 09-Feb-1894
Profession: writer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Lucius B. Northrop
- Lucius Bellinger Northrop (September 8, 1811 – February 9, 1894), was the Commissary-General of the armed forces of the Confederate States of America.
- Appointed by Confederate president Jefferson Davis, a personal friend, Northrop was responsible for the logistics and supply chain that transported food, clothing, and forage to the Southern armies of the American Civil War, particularly the Army of Northern Virginia.
- Northrop was also responsible for supplying the prison camps that housed Federal prisoners-of-war, such as Andersonville.
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