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This article is about the historical figure. For the destroyer escort named for the same man in Settling Accounts, see USS Josephus Daniels.

Josephus Daniels
Historical Figure
Nationality: United States (born in Confederate States)
Year of Birth: 1862
Year of Death: 1948
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Religion: Protestantism
Occupation: Lawyer, Print Journalist, Publisher, Businessman, Diplomat, Politician, Author of Non-Fiction
Spouse: Addie Worth Bagley Daniels (d. 1943)
Children: Four
Political Party: Democratic Party
Political Office(s): US Secretary of the Navy
Fictional Appearances:
Southern Victory
POD: September 10, 1862
Appearance(s): Breakthroughs;
Drive to the East;
The Grapple
Type of Appearance: Contemporary references
Nationality: United States (born in Confederate States)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Political Office(s): US Secretary of the Navy

Josephus Daniels (May 18, 1862 – January 15, 1948) was an American Democratic politician and newspaper publisher from North Carolina, who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1913 to 1921 and as the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico from 1933 to 1941.

During his term as Secretary of the Navy, Daniels implemented policies designed to bring more equality to the U.S. Navy. This was in sharp contrast to the White Supremacist views he espoused in his newspapers.

His father, a ship builder for the Confederate States, was murdered by C.S. troops when Josephus was a child.

Josephus Daniels in Southern Victory[]

Josephus Daniels served as Secretary of the Navy during the administration of President Theodore Roosevelt.[1][2] He was the architect of the United States' naval strategy during the Great War.

During the Second Great War, the destroyer escort commanded by Sam Carsten was named in Daniels' honor.[3]

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Political offices
(OTL)
Preceded by
George von Lengerke Meyer
United States Secretary of the Navy
1913-1921
Succeeded by
Edwin C. Denby
Political offices
(Southern Victory)
Preceded by
Unknown, last known is Gideon Welles
United States Secretary of the Navy
1913-1921
(presumed)
Succeeded by
Unknown