Confederate Government slave ownership

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Was reading about the Bibb County Iron Company and stumbled onto this passage...

"On September 9th, 1863 the Bibb County Iron Company sold the works to the Confederacy for $600,000. Included in the deal were nine slaves..."

https://www.brierfieldironworks.org/history-of-bibb-furnace-beginnings/

Did the CSA Government own slaves?

Thanks for the help,
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