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Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880 [Appointment of Alfred Jones as assistant surgeon in the Provisional Confederate Army]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02825.01 Author/Creator: Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Document signed Date: 2 June 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Partially printed document appointing doctor Alfred Jones as assistant surgeon in the Provisional Confederate Army. Signed by Seddon as Confederate Secretary of War. A note at the bottom orders Jones to report to the medical director of the department to which he is assigned, and is signed by Samuel P. Moore as the Confederate Surgeon General. Apparently written after Jones had been paroled and exchanged after his capture at Fort Donelson. Written on Confederate States of America War Department Stationary.

Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880
Moore, Samuel Preston, 1813-1889
Jones, Alfred, fl. 1862-1865

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