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Although he was not a leader in the secession movement, Mallory followed his state out of the Union. When the Confederate States of America was formed, he was named Secretary of the Navy in the administration of President Jefferson Davis. He held the position throughout the existence of the Confederacy. Because of indifference to naval matters by most others in the Confederacy, Mallory was able to shape the Confederate Navy according to the principles he had learned while serving in the US Senate. Some of his ideas, such as the incorporation of armor into warship construction, were quite successful and became standard in navies around the world; on the other hand, the navy was often handicapped by administrative ineptitude in the Navy Department. During the war, he was weakened politically by a Congressional investigation into the Navy Department for its failure in defense of New Orleans. After months of taking testimony, the investigating committee concluded that it had no evidence of wrongdoing on his part. Mallory resigned after the Confederate government had fled from Richmond at the end of the war. Following the final collapse of the Confederacy, he and several of his colleagues in the cabinet were imprisoned and charged with treason. After more than a year in prison, the public mood had softened, and he was granted parole by President Andrew Johnson. He returned to Florida, where he supported his family in his final years by again practicing law. Unable to hold elective office by the terms of his parole, he continued to make his opinions known by writing letters to newspapers. His health began to deteriorate, although he was not incapacitated until the very end. He died on November 9, 1873. He was the father of Stephen Russell Mallory, a U.S. Representative and Senator from Florida. |
![An original song from Worldwide Adventurers, as of Saturday, March fifth, MMXI, Anno Domini. Stephen Charles Mallory[1] (second acoustic guitar, strummed; vocals), Luke Michael McCusker[2] (acoustic guitar - strummed, played with bow; vocals), and Bradley William Sparks[3] (coconut, chest - struck with sticks; bottle - struck with bag of coins) are Worldwide Adventurers. LYRICS: I am not a pirate, but I long to be, Sailing by the stars across the seven seas; Living with no earthly cares, my mates and me - The envy of all worldly men who are not free. A song to sing for beggars, a song to sing for saints; A song to sing for wealthy men, all wrapped and bound in chains! Our treasure's not in gold, or in our piety: Our wealth is in an answered call, the longing of the sea! Stormy oceans carry us to lands we've never known, To mysteries and buried secrets from the tales of old. So hoist the sail and raise the flag, we do not stop for night - We'll ride the wild winds and waves until the morning's light! In smuggler's caves and tavern halls, we live by no man's rules - We fly the colors of the living, free and proud and true! We set out on the ocean blue to escape tyranny; We'll keep our merry hearts alive so long we roam the sea. A man once walked along the shore, and called he out to me, "I see you are a fisherman, a lover of the sea. I know this world's a wretched place, but if you'll follow me I'll take all of your burdens... and pirates we shall be!" Yo-ho, yo-ho! [1] www <b>...</b>](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KAexZ3M-b-s/0.jpg)
