Letter
James A. Seddon to Howell Cob, October 31, 1864
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, WAR DEPARTMENT,
Richmond, Va., October 31, 1864.
Commanding, &c., Macon, Ga.:
GENERAL: I have received your letter of the 22d,* relative to the arrangement made between General Beauregard and Governor Brown
*See Series I, Vol. LII, Part II, p. 764.
in regard to the militia of Georgia. The course pursued in reference to the detailed men in the militia is approved, and considered under the circumstances the best line of action to be adopted. Should, however, the militia be recalled from active service the Confederate claim on the detailed men must be asserted.
Very respectfully,
JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.
GENERAL ee ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL'S OFFICE,
No. 83. Richmond, Va., November 1, 1864.
Secretary of War.
GENERAL ee ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL'S OFFICE,
No. 83. Richmond, Va., November 1, 1864.
I. All soldiers hereafter furloughed at department or army headquarters, or at hospitals, by reason of disability resulting from
wounds or sickness, will rejoin their commands at the expiration of
the time originally allowed, unless, in the opinion of a medical examining board, their condition is not such as to permit them to make
the journey without serious detriment to their health. -All now
wounds or sickness, will rejoin their commands at the expiration of
the time originally allowed, unless, in the opinion of a medical examining board, their condition is not such as to permit them to make
the journey without serious detriment to their health. -All now
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861. Location: Richmond, Va..
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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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