Letter
B. F. Arthur to Private Secretary, January 16, 1864
January 16, 1864.
January 16, 1864. General HOWELL COBB, Atlanta, Ga. : The matter is under consideration of the President. J. A. SEDDON, Secretary of War.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Columbia, January 16, 1864. Hon. JAMES A. SEDDON, Secretary of War:
Str: I am directed by His Excellency the Governor to request you to furnish him with a copy of your order declaring that soldiers appointed to military academies cannot be discharged.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Private Secretary.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861. Summary: B. F. Arthur requests the Confederate Secretary of War to provide Governor of South Carolina a copy of the order preventing discharge of soldiers appointed to military academies.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 3
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