Letter
Charles Clark to W. H. McCardle, December 24, 1863
ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE,
December 24, 1863.
No. 25. Macon, December 24, 1863.
Capt. T. C. Asheraft is hereby authorized (provided the Confederate authorities will grant him a leave of absence for that purpose) to raise a regiment of cavalry for the State service, to serve for two years or the war. The regiment will consist of ten companies, and each company will consist of not less than sixty-four men, exclusive of officers and non-commissioned officers. The company officers will be elected by the men, and hold their offices during the pleasure of the Governor. The field officers will be elected by the regiment, or nominated by the company officers and appointed by the Governor, as may be hereafter ordered.
By order of Charles Clark, Governor and commander-in-chief :
W. H. McCARDLE,
Colonel and Adjutant-General.
[Inclosure No. 2.]
Colonel and Adjutant-General.
[Inclosure No. 2.]
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861. Summary: Charles Clark authorizes Captain T. C. Asheraft to raise a two-year Confederate cavalry regiment of ten companies for state service, with officers elected by men and approved by the Governor.
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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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