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Library of Virginia

The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Primary Collecting Areas:
State and local government records. Private Papers, including family records, personal papers, business, and organizational records. Prints & photographs, maps, architectural drawings & plans, state artwork, rare books.
Description:
The Library of Virginia is one of the oldest agencies of Virginia government, founded in 1823 to preserve and provide access to the state's incomparable printed and manuscript holdings. Our collection, which has grown steadily through the years, is the most comprehensive resource in the world for the study of Virginia history, culture, and government.
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Start Over Repository Library of Virginia Subjects Recruitment and enlistment.
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Amherst County (Va.) Exemption Requests, 1861-1862

Amherst County (Va.) Exemption Requests, 1861-1862, consist of individual requests of persons who applied to be exempted from military service. Names of the persons applying for exemption are given as well as the reason given for the exemption (mainly physical disability.) In addition, the status of the request (whether exempted or rejected) is also given, although in many of the requests the status is not present. Many of the requests also include supporting documentation, such as letters from doctors or family members which corroborate the petitioner's reason for exemption.

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Amherst County (Va.) Exemption Requests, 1861-1862

Amherst County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Amherst County (Va.) Exemption Requests, 1861-1862, consist of individual requests of persons who applied to be exempted from military service. Names of the persons applying for exemption are given as well as the reason given for the exemption (mainly physical disability.) In addition, the status of the request (whether exempted or rejected) is also given, although in many of the requests the status is not present. Many of the requests also include supporting documentation, such as letters from doctors or family members which corroborate the petitioner's reason for exemption.

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Brunswick County (Va.) Militia rolls and petitions for exemption, 1854-1862

Brunswick County (Va.) Militia rolls and petitions for exemption, 1854-1862, consist of militia rolls, 1854-1857, the list of persons between the ages of eighteen and forty-five to be enrolled for the militia and petitions for exemption, 1862, of persons who applied to be exempted from military service during the Civil War. Names of the persons applying for exemption are given as well as the reason given for the exemption (mainly physical disability.)

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Brunswick County (Va.) Militia rolls and petitions for exemption, 1854-1862

Brunswick County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Brunswick County (Va.) Militia rolls and petitions for exemption, 1854-1862, consist of militia rolls, 1854-1857, the list of persons between the ages of eighteen and forty-five to be enrolled for the militia and petitions for exemption, 1862, of persons who applied to be exempted from military service during the Civil War. Names of the persons applying for exemption are given as well as the reason given for the exemption (mainly physical disability.)

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Charles City County (Va.) Exemption Requests, 1862

Charles City County (Va.) Exemption Requests, 1862, consist of individual requests of persons who applied to be exempted from military service or by individuals requesting the exemption of a person. Names of the persons applying for exemption are given as well as the reason given for the exemption (mainly physical disability.)

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Charles City County (Va.) Exemption Requests, 1862

Charles City County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Charles City County (Va.) Exemption Requests, 1862, consist of individual requests of persons who applied to be exempted from military service or by individuals requesting the exemption of a person. Names of the persons applying for exemption are given as well as the reason given for the exemption (mainly physical disability.)

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