Confederate Conscription Form
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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
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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.
Cultural context
- 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