Emma Read Berry - CSA Ast. Secretary of Treasury?

JonnyReb_In_MI

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Emma Read Berry is buried in Detroit, MI at the historic Elmwood Cemetery. A United Daughters of the Confederacy chapter in Michigan claims that she was the CSA's Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, as well as an assistant to President Jefferson Davis. The claim is also made (or repeated) on Find-A-Grave, a blog about War Between the States connections at Elmwood Cemetery, and in a book called Michigan Civil War Landmarks.

Can anyone prove the validity of this claim with official documentation? If it were true, I would imagine it could be verified by more than a few recent website blurbs, books & blogs.

- Emma Read Berry on Find A Grave
- Blog on WBTS Connections @ Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit
- 'Michigan Civil War Landmarks' on Google Books
 
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