Vaughn, John Crawford, 1824-1875 [Endorsement on parole for Confederate Prisoner of War captured at Vicksburg]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03822 Author/Creator: Vaughn, John Crawford, 1824-1875 Place Written: Vicksburg, Mississippi Type: Autograph endorsement signed Date: 7 July 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy
Partially printed document created at Vicksburg, indicating that Confederate Daniel C. Staley vows not to take up arms against the United States. Signed 8 July by Captain and paroling officer William [Demean?]. Confederate General Vaughn's endorsement is written on verso. Vaughn signs across a notice created by Colonel John A. Rowan. Rowan's notice, written 21 July 1863, states that Staley is furloughed for 30 days to meet at a location specified by James Seddon, the Confederate Secretary of War. Includes calculations written in pencil on verso.
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