Confederate Document Signed by Dozens of Notable Officers and Men of the South

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A war-date Confederate Document Signed by ninety-two officers, who are listed as colonels, majors, captains, lieutenants, and surgeons and members from Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina, Georgia, Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Texas and Louisiana. The document is 13-1/2” x 17,” presented on two separate sheets, from October 5, 1864 through November 7, 1864. The heading, “We the subscribers commissioned CSA officers do hereby acknowledge to have received of Maj. H.T. Massengale the article of clothing opposite our names respectively ... furthur certify on our honor that I will comply with requirements embraced ....” The manuscript form is set-up on lined light blue paper with 13 columns. Each of the officers have boldly signed in the far right right column. With over one-third of these officers being wounded in action or captured and several of them having both occurances happening. Some of the notables are: Lieutenant Patrick Lavin, 15th Tennessee Infantry, WIA and later chose by John Bell Hood to recruit Union Prisoners at Andersonville. Lieutenant Mitchell D. Nix, Co. E, 34th Georgia Infantry, WIA and taken POW at Vicksburg. Lieutenant James M. McFarland, Co. B, 15th Georgia Infantry, twice wounded. Colonel John B. Weems, Co. B, F, & S 10th Georgia Infantry, WIA three times, one being at Gettysburg. Captain George Beckley, Co. B, 1st Kentucky Cavalry, WIA at Saltville and later captured on Morgan’s Ohio Raid. Captain Samuel Lindsay, Co. H & K, 9th Arkansas Infantry, WIA at Peach Treee Creek and had to have right arm amputated. Captain Wm. A Batchelor, Co. I 48th Georgia Infantry WIA three times. Lieutenant George W. Cook, Co. H, 4th Florida Infantry, WIA twice and captured, had left forearm amputated. Surgeon J.V. Childers, served in hospitals in Tennessee, Mississippi, & Georgia. Major George W. Maxson, Co. B, F, & S, 6th Kentucky Mtd. Infantry - WIA at Murfreesboro and POW at Jonesboro. Surgeon William A. Carswell - resigned from U.S. Army and joined the Confederate forces at Pensacola on March 27, 1861, served in SC., Mississippi, Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, and Alabama. Captain Elijah W. Horne, Co. A, 19th South Carolina Infantry, served as a chaplain, Lieutenant J.H. Camp Co. F, 16th Georgia Infantry, seriously wounded and captured at Antietam. Surgeon Edwin S. Ray, 5th South Carolina Infantry and PACS, assigned to the Small Pox hospital at Fort Caswell. With dozens of the others. All complete with records of their service. Over a hundred pages of documentation. Fine condition.

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