Robert C. Wood letter, 1864 Sept. 17.

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Robert C. Wood letter, 1864 Sept. 17.

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Letter from Robert C. Wood, a Confederate cavalry officer writing from Jackson, Miss., to Brigadier General Wirt Adams, discussing the disposition of a shipment of Enfield rifles received from Charles Clark, governor of Mississippi. Wood expresses his displeasure at having to distribute the rifles to seasoned Confederate troops rather than to the new battalions serving under him.

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Clark, Charles, 1811-1877

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Wood, Robert Chapman

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Adams, William Wirt, 1819-1888

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Brigadier general for the Confederate States of America. From the description of Letter, 1863 Feb. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70970136 Enlisted as colonel in the First Mississippi Cavalry; promoted (Sept. 1863) to brigadier general for the Confederate States of America. From the description of Civil War letter of William Wirt Adams, 1863 Feb. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 166427613 ...

Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...