CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, WAR DEPARTMENT, August 23, 1864

Richmond, Va., August 23, 1864.

General W. H. C. WHITING, Walmangton, N. C.: All foreigners, not as residents subject to military duty, are entitled to leave the Confederacy from any of its ports to neutral countries. J. A. SEDDON, Secretary of War.

[AvGuST 23, 1864.—For Lee to Seddon, in regard to recruiting for the Army, and Seddon’s reply (August 26), see Series I, Vol. XLII, Part II, pp. 1199, 1203. ]

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[AUGUST 25, 1864.—For Baker to Vance, recommending a call of the whole military force of North Carolina to be assembled at Goldsborough, see Series I, Vol. XLII, Part II, p. 1203. ]