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Confederate States of America. Congress A bill to be entitled an act to declare what persons shall be exempt from military service

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08980.03 Author/Creator: Confederate States of America. Congress Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Printed document Date: 21 January 1863 Pagination: 8 p. ; 23 x 14.5 cm. Order a Copy

Conferate act listing all person and professions exempted from military service, with amendments at the end.

Confederate States of America, 1860-1870

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