JEFFâN DAVIS to 8S. Cooper, April 5, 1864
Richmond, Va., April 5, 1864.
Col. WILLIAM M. BROWNE, Aide-de-Camp to the President, Richmond, Va.: COLONEL: You are hereby assigned temporarily to the duty of superintending and directing the conscript service in the State of
Georgia, and to this end, after full conference with the superintendent of the Bureau of Conscription, you will proceed without unnecessary delay to such point or points in that State as you may deem necessary for the proper performance of this duty. The Adjutant and Inspector General will issue the necessary orders.
Very respectfully and truly, yours,
JEFFâN DAVIS.
RICHMOND, April 5, 1864.
General 8S. COOPER,
Adjutant and Inspector General:
GENERAL: In a conversation yesterday with the President he expressed his regret that the compulsory organization of the reserve
forces was not in process, the 1st of April being the latest day he was
willing to allow for volunteering. He wished me to see the necessary
orders were issued. As this is a matter on which the Honorable Secretary of War has probably acted heretofore, I simply bring to your