General Orders of Confederate War Dept
Records: 17,018 · Complete: 100%
This office was the custodian of records concerning officer and enlisted personnel of the Army. The records include orders for the assignment and transfer of officers, reports of deaths with inventories of personal effects, applications for leave, certificates of disability signed by surgeons, resignations of officers, copies of orders issued by Army commands, muster rolls and payrolls, returns of prisoners, and inspection reports.
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"General Orders and Circulars of the Confederate War Department, 1861-1865" database with images Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/publication/852/general-orders-of-confederate-war-dept: accessed May 26, 2022)
- Publication Title
- General Orders of Confederate War Dept
- Total Records
- 17,018 · Complete: 100%
- Content Source
- Publication Number
- M901
- Record Group
- 109
- Published on Fold3
- 04 Apr 2013
- Last Updated
- 05 Apr 2013
- Description
- NARA M901. Four volumes of general orders and numbered circulars issued by the Confederate War Department, with name and subject index.
