Benjamin, Judah Philip, 1811-1884 Circular on regulations on joining the Confederate Army
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00174 Author/Creator: Benjamin, Judah Philip, 1811-1884 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Autograph note Date: October 24, 1861 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
Printed circular with an unsigned note in Acting Secretary of War Benjamin's hand on verso. Divided into 16 different regulations. Some of them say: no unarmed troops can be accepted for a period less than the length of the war, no calvary can be accepted unless they come with at least one kind of serviceable arm, companies can elect their own officers, a regiment is composed of 10 companies, all staff officers (quartermaster, commissary, surgeon, assistant surgeon, chaplain, and adjutant) are always appointed by the president through the War Department. Written note states that men bringing contributions for the war effort will have expenses paid to Richmond. Embossed stamp of the seal of the state of Virginia on recto.
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