Letter

C. B. Duffield to I.—AS TO THE SEA, March 4, 1864

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:

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.”

I.—AS TO THE SEA.

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,

Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861. Summary: C. B. Duffield directs Confederate conscription officers to undergo medical examinations to determine fitness for service, documenting disabilities related to military duty for Bureau of Conscription review.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 3 View original source ↗