#11 Navy (03-11-15)

[St Albans Raid]

This man was sent to London in June 1861 to purchase ships for the Confederacy, who was this man?

 

[Littlestown]

James Dunwoody Bulloch

 

[chellers]

James Dunwoody Bulloch

 

[hoosier]

James Bulloch

 

[Cumpston1862]

Confederate Naval Officer James Dunwoody Bulloch,

 

[C.S.M 1861]

The question says "London," but the answer I found states the ships were actually sought in Liverpool in June, 1861.

"The Confederate naval officer in charge of acquisition in Europe was Comdr. James Dunwoody Bulloch. He arrived in Liverpool, England, on June 3, 1861, under orders to procure "six steam propellers" to act as commerce raiders."

http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2001/fall/confederate-fleet-1.html

 

[Nathanb1]

James Bulloch

 

[BrrrBRRRR]

James D Bulloch

 

[capt13th]

Captain James D. Bulloch

 

[Northern Light]

This man was sent to London in June 1861 to purchase ships for the Confederacy, who was this man?

James Dunwoody Bulloch.

 

[Brenal]

James Dunwoody Bulloch

 

[Copperhead-mi]

James D. Bulloch

 

[Seduzal]

Captain James H. Bullock

Edit - Actually, his name was James D. Bulloch.

Since I can find no reference to any Confederate naval person named James H. Bullock, I'll accept your answer.

A caution to all players - though I generally will not mark off for spelling, it's important to be careful about including middle initials if you're not sure of them. If, for example, the question is about one of the two prominent Confederate generals named Hill and you answer "A. H. Hill" or "D. P. Hill," I'd have to mark it wrong.

Hoosier

 

[Stony]

James Bulloch.

 

[Mark F. Jenkins]

Well... he wasn't the only one, but I assume you're looking for Lt. James Dunwoody Bulloch, CSN.

 

[ErnieMac]

James D. Bulloch

 

[O' Be Joyful]

James Bulloch

 

[GELongstreet]

James Bulloch?

 

[FarawayFriend]

Lt. James H. North

From: The Confederate Navy in Europe / Warren F. Spencer, p. 20+21
https://books.google.de/books?id=x1jXQ2vMoI8C&pg=PA21&lpg=PA21&dq=London June 1861 ships Confederacy&source=bl&ots=iMYzpwu-1t&sig=c_72oTphT8Vmk7YXj1AApXn99-o&hl=de&sa=X&ei=I6ABVcSJJMXvUJHMgtAK&ved=0CF4Q6AEwCTgK#v=onepage&q=London June 1861 ships Confederacy&f=false

And:
James D. Bulloch: Secret Agent and Mastermind of the Confederate Navy, p. 67
https://books.google.de/books?id=zf3JO6kNTvsC&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=James north 1861 confederate ships london&source=bl&ots=pJgvfLuUeY&sig=PFYLBXVjTCd4NRKyG6J82of0hPE&hl=de&sa=X&ei=saABVeTJNcuxUbbZgsgK&ved=0CFEQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=James north 1861 confederate ships london&f=false

First I thought it might have been James Dunwoody Bulloch himself, because I found the sources below. But it seems that Bulloch had been in London already and was not sent especially for the purchase.

"James Dunwoody Bulloch, a Confederate naval officer, arrived in Liverpool on 4 June 1861 with orders to buy or have constructed 6 steam vessels suitable for use as commerce destroyers against the Union, to be delivered, unarmed, under the British flag at any Southern port. In addition, he was to purchase and blockade run arms for the cruisers."

From:
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/archive/sheet/59

and:
https://books.google.de/books?id=2EFPtckHjDoC&pg=PA149&lpg=PA149&dq=London June 1861 ships Confederacy&source=bl&ots=USxqgg2AqX&sig=xGAlDDLFW7KFUKpJbpwp32eMspE&hl=de&sa=X&ei=154BVbKCL8esUeeyg4AM&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=London June 1861 ships Confederacy&f=false

Edit - Since you provided a source that supported your answer, I'll accept James North as a correct answer, though it appears that Bulloch was assigned to the same mission and was actually the better qualified of the two.

Hoosier
p. 149

 

[NFB22]

James Bulloch