Letter
C. B. Duffield, March 4, 1864
WAR DEPARTMENT, BUREAU OF CONSCRIPTION,
March 4, 1864.
No. 7. Richmond, Va., March 4, 1864.
Commandants of conscripts will forthwith order all officers engaged in conscription service in their respective States to be examined by such medical boards as may be designated by the commandant, with eae of ascertaining what officers are fitted for service in the
The certificates of the Examining Board will recite the exact status of the officers, and also the extent of any alleged disability, and whether said disability has arisen from wounds or disease received or contracted while in the service of the Confederate States.
The certificates will be forwarded to this Bureau with remarks by the commandants.
By command of Col. John 8. Preston, superintendent:
C. B. DUFFIELD,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Official regulations to carry into effect the act ''to impose regulations
upon the foreign commerce of the Confederate States to provide for
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Official regulations to carry into effect the act ''to impose regulations
upon the foreign commerce of the Confederate States to provide for
the public defense." 1. The owners of any vessel intending to sail from a Confederate
port with a cargo consisting in whole or in part of cotton, tobacco,
military and naval stores, sugar, molasses, or rice, shall, before lading on board of any such articles, file with the collector of the port
from which the vessel is to sail a copy of her register with a declaration of the names of the owners and officers thereof, the place of their
port with a cargo consisting in whole or in part of cotton, tobacco,
military and naval stores, sugar, molasses, or rice, shall, before lading on board of any such articles, file with the collector of the port
from which the vessel is to sail a copy of her register with a declaration of the names of the owners and officers thereof, the place of their
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861. Summary: C. B. Duffield orders medical examinations of Confederate conscription officers to assess fitness and disability status for service, with detailed certificates submitted to the Bureau of Conscription.
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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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