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Confederate States of America. War Dept. Regulations for the Army of the Confederate States, 1863.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05987.50 Author/Creator: Confederate States of America. War Dept. Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Book Date: 1863 Pagination: 1 v. : xii, 420 p. : Height: 19.7 cm, Width: 12.5 cm Order a Copy

Signed twice by Confederate General Alfred E. Jackson at Jonesboro, Tennessee on 20 March 1863. This was signed while Jackson was serving as a brigade commander in the military department of East Tennessee. Published by J.W. Randolph at 121 Main Street, Richmond, Virginia. Marked on title page as "corrected and enlarged with a revised index." Also marked on the same page as "the only correct edition." Has 47 articles with 1536 listed regulations for the army. Pages 407-420 include 101 articles of the Confederate articles of war as well. Index at front. No notes or illustrations throughout. Includes various blank forms for the quartermaster, subsistence, medical, ordnance, corps of engineers, and recruitment departments.

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