Christopher Memminger

Christopher Gustavus Memminger (German: Christoph Gustav Memminger; January 9, 1803 – March 7, 1888) was a German-born American politician and a secessionist who participated in the formation of the Confederate States government. He was the principal author of the Provisional Constitution (1861) as well as the founder of the Confederate financial system. As the first Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury, Memminger was the main author of the economic policies of Jefferson Davis's administration.

Must have been a lot of people who generally agreed with some basic principles but then it took just maybe one to really kick things in to gear.

Interesting to me that it appears to have been a money man, but of course it had to be a money man, but then again, haven't there been some revolutions led by a slave?  Well I guess maybe you would want to ask Nat Turner about that.

Memminger in Flat Rock

The built environment of the site, now known as Connemara and designated as Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, begins with Christopher Gustav Memminger. He became interested in Flat Rock, North Carolina, when other wealthy Charleston associates started buying land and building “summer homes” in the mountain community. He purchased a large piece of land in 1838 and named the property “Rock Hill” for the prominent granite outcroppings near the home. Much of the developed areas of the park that we see today, including the large white house, buildings around the house, lakes, dams and rock walls were constructed by people Memminger hired, and enslaved persons that he owned.