Hello- I've found another case of intervention by President Jefferson Davis. I guess we can file this one under micro-management. It seems that Major General Mansfield Lovell was loath to part with two of the 7inch rifles that were constructed for the express use of the C.S.S. Louisiana. Jefferson Davis was posed to intercede on the issue by Secretary of the Navy Mallory. ORN- SeriesI- Volume 18- Page845