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46,149 lettersCONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, WAR DEPARTMENT, Richmond, Va., March 15, 1864. His Excellency Z. B. VANCE, Governor of North Carolina, Raleigh, N. C.: Sir: The notice to which reference is…
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, March 15, 1864. No. 33. Richmond, March 15, 1864. I. The Bureau of Conscription will proceed to enroll all persons between the ages…
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, December 24, 1861. Hon. H. HAMLIN, President of the Senate: Srr: In answer to the resolution of the Senate of the 17th instant, I have the honor…
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, WAR DEPARTMENT, Richmond, Va., March 14, 1864. W. D. HENNEN, Esq.: (Care General Joseph E. Johnston.) Sir: You will find in the Richmond papers the orders…
RicHmonn RicHmonn, March 12, 1864. Maj. R. P. WALLER, Quartermaster, Nassau, New Providence: Sir: The bearer, Mr. Thomas Sharp, goes abroad for a short time to purchase a lot of…
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, March 10, 1864. No. 31. Richmond, March 10, 1864. I. The following act of Congress, ”for the suspension of the writ of habeas…
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, March 7, 1864. No. 30. Richmond, March 7, 1864. I. The following act of Congress concerning impressments, and the instructions of the War…
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, March 5, 1864. No. 29. Richmond, March 5, 1864. I. The following acts of Congress are published for the information of the Army:…
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, WAR DEPARTMENT, Richmond, Va., February 29, 1864. Z. McDaniel is hereby authorized to enlist a company of men, not to exceed fifty in number, for secret…
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, WAR DEPARTMENT, Richmond, Va., February 25, 1864. Col. IRA R. FOSTER, Quartermaster-General of Georgia, Atlanta, Ga.: Sir: I have received your letter of the 17th instant…
Columbia Columbia, February 20, 1864. Hon. J. A. SEDDON, Secretary of War: Sir: The Hon. A. P. Aldrich, speaker of the House of Representatives and chief of my staff, comes…
Paris Paris, February 14, 1864. Hon. C. J. MCRAE: My Dear Sir: I cheerfully comply with your request to state what I know of Major Huse in connection with certain…
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, February 3, 1864. No. 13. Richmond, February 3, 1864. I. In the event of the loss of company records and the consequent inability…
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, WAR DEPARTMENT, Richmond, Va., February 3, 1864. Hon. J. H. REAGAN, Postmaster-General: Sir: In compliance with my letter of the 29th ultimo,* I have the honor…
Brandon, Miss. Brandon, Miss., January 30, 1864. Lieut. Col. A. H. CoLez, Inspector-General, &c., Richmond, Va. : COLONEL: Although so far as I am aware my general letters on the…
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, January 30, 1864. No. 10. § Richmond, January 30, 1864. The authority given in General Orders, No. 85, series of 1863, to impress…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., February 10, 1861. Maj. E. STEEN, U. S. Army, First Regt. Dragoons, Comdy. Fort Walla Walla, Wash. Ter.: MAJOR: A rumor has…
Richmond Richmond, November 14, 1868. Brig. Gen. A. R. LAWTON, Quartermaster-General : GENERAL: I desire to inform you that in the prompt establishment of hospitals in the rear of armies,…
Richmond Richmond, November 14, 1863. Col. L. B. NORTHROP, Commissary-General, Richmond: COLONEL: I desire to inform you that in the prompt establishment of hospitals in the rear of armies and…
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, WAR DEPARTMENT, Richmond, Va., January 29, 1864. Hon. Messrs. W. P. CHILTON and DAVID CLOPTON, Members of Congress, House of Representatives : GENTLEMEN: Your letter of…