Autograph letter signed : Richmond, to Col. John S. Preston, Chief, Bureau of Conscription, 1864 Mar.

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Autograph letter signed : Richmond, to Col. John S. Preston, Chief, Bureau of Conscription, 1864 Mar.

Regarding the military exemption of his employee, Charles H. Erwin, and enclosing a copy of a letter from Senator Edward Sparrow of Louisiana.

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Overall, John Wilford, 1823-1899.

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Confederate editor, "Southern Punch". From the description of Autograph letter signed : Richmond, to Col. John S. Preston, Chief, Bureau of Conscription, 1864 Mar. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270610803 ...

Sparrow, Edward, fl. 1864.

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Preston, John Smith, 1809-1881

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Member of the S.C. General Assembly (1848-1851); lieutenant colonel in Confederate Army; mustered troops in Charleston, S.C. (Nov. 1861 through Jan. 1862); commander of prison camp in Columbia, S.C. (Feb.-Mar. 1862); conscription officer for South Carolina (Apr. 1862-July 1863) in Columbia, S.C. From the description of Letter, 1862 Feb. 20, Columbia, S.C., to Robert E. Lee. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 37787271 Confederate general; South Carolina repre...