Furlough orders, 1864 Jan. 21.

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Furlough orders, 1864 Jan. 21.

Military document granting Barkley a ten-day furlough, listing Barkley's age, height, description, profession ("shoemaker"), and date of enlistment in Co. D, Eighteenth South Carolina Volunteers; signed by Capt. Benjamin C. Martin, on Sullivans Island, S.C.

1 sheet ; 21 cm.

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Confederate States of America

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During the Civil War, the Confederate States of America issued their own currency notes. These circulated like cash, but were technically bills of credit. At the beginning of the war, they circulated widely, but by the end of the war they had lost nearly all their value. Many of the bills remained in private hands after the war and became collectible as memorabilia. Other bills, which the Union Army had confiscated, were in the hands of the United States War Department; it transferred them to th...

Martin, Benjamin Franklin, 1837-1926

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Barkley, M. V., 1838-

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This soldier may be Martin B. Barkley, listed as a soldier and resident of Anderson, S.C., in the 1860 U.S. Census. From the description of Furlough orders, 1864 Jan. 21. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 33184018 ...