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Civil War Confederate General Orders, 1862:
$325.00

Confederate General Order March 27, 1862

Conservation framing

Document 5 x 8 inches

Frame 20 x 14 inches

This framed document is Confederate War Department General Orders No. 17, dated March 27, 1862, from Richmond, Virginia, signed by Adjutant and Inspector General S. Cooper. It outlines regulations for the Confederate Army regarding arms, equipment requisitions, officer travel, and property returns.

Rank and file soldiers are prohibited from carrying unauthorized side arms; dismounted troops must turn theirs in for compensation.

New requisitions for arms or equipment require proof that previous items were condemned by a board of survey.

Officers below the rank of Commanding General must use correspondence for official business rather than traveling to the government seat in person.

Company and commanding officers must submit quarterly returns of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage to the Quartermaster General.