Minutes of the Civil War Appeals Draft Board, 1862

Access and use

Location of collection:
Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
200 Second Street, NE
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (434) 296-1492

Summary

Extent:
1 folder
Creator:
Virginia County Court (Albemarle)
Abstract:
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

This is a photocopy of the minutes of the Albemarle County military exemption appeal board. The first page is faded. The location of the original is unknown.

NOTE: Company rosters, 1861-65, Accession #6135, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. is possibly a microfilm of this record.

Biographical / historical:

In February 1862, the Virginia General Assembly passed an amended and re-enacted second section of Chapter 22 of the Code of Virginia concerning exemptions from military duties, included a list of who was exempted, how each county was to create their exemption board, and how the board was to operate. Albemarle County's three-member board consisted of John J. Bowcock (1803-1892), Robert R. Prentis (1818-1871), and James W. Mason (1814- ).

Acquisition information:
Gift of Eva Maupin, December 1989
Physical location:
Archive Room File Cabinet
Physical description:
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Indexed terms

Subjects:
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865