Letter

Col. John S. Preston to C. B. Duffield, April 7, 1864

Author
Col. John S. Preston
Recipient
C. B. Duffield
Date
April 7, 1864
Type
Letter

April 7, 1864.

No. 15. Richmond, Va., April 7, 1864.

In pursuance of instructions from the Secretary of War, commandants of conscripts will grant details until the lst day of June, 1864, to all persons liable to conscription on the 10th day of April instant who are certified by the Commissary-General to be in the service of his department on the said 10th of April and as necessary thereto.

By order of Col. John S. Preston, superintendent:

Assistant Adjutant-General.
MONTGOMERY, April 7, 1864.
His Excellency President JEFFERSON DAVIS,
Richmond, Va.:
The act of last Congress to organize forces to serve during the war
requires enrollment of persons between seventeen and eighteen and
between forty-five and fifty at such times and places and under such

Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861. Summary: Col. John S. Preston directs conscription officers to grant service deferments until June 1, 1864, for individuals certified as necessary by the Commissary-General during the Civil War.
Topics
1864Civil WarField ReportsMilitary CorrespondenceMilitary Operations
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 3 View original source ↗
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