General Orders, Special Orders, and Circulars, 1862 - 1865
Scope and Contents
A crudely bound volume of printed circulars, general and special orders produced by various Confederate military offices, primarily related to soldier enrollment, conscription, and slave impressment. The volume was complied by Mortimer H. Johnson, one of the Confederate enrolling officers for Rockbridge County, Virginia during the American Civil War. The bound volume includes two small broadsides, at least two manuscript orders, and numerous hand-written notes
Dates
- Creation: 1862 - 1865
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is available for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: .5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
General
Please see the notes about each of the sub-series within this folder for itemized list with numeric identification and dates of the orders and circulars included.
Repository Details
Part of the Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives Repository