CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, SURGEON-GENERAL’S OFFICE, February 22, 1866

RICHMOND, VA., February 22, 1866. THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:

In response to your resolution of the 25th ultimo I herewith transmit for your information a communication from the Secretary of War, relative to the number of able-bodied men between the ages of eighteen and forty-five, ‘‘claimed to be exempt from conscription by

the Governor, laws, and resolutions of the State of Georgia.” JEFFERSON DAVIS.