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Confederate Conscription Form

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01527

  • Staff Only
  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

Two blank printed forms detailing the conscription process for the army of the Confederate States of America. The forms include Extracts from an act to further provide for public defense, exemptions for certain persons from enrollment in the service, and substitutes. Signed, (printed) by George W. Randolph, Secretary of War for the Confederacy.

Dates

  • Creation: 1862 June 5

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Conditions Governing Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet

Language

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

From the Hart Collection.

Title
Guide to the Confederate Conscription Form
Author
Olivia Weiss, SCRC Apprentice
Date
2018-10-17
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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