The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-11-22
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ac uas rs uar 0sc 10 all agc.
g. tae tuae3 States 3 herewith pro
! dUe mY commission q ar,t .ieHea
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ea aHdaIe Be inargc,ipns har,
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ngA. iopHl 81 s. oUleas iurIher q.
agetIuas J have received 80 sued
am ana such man 81. my counsel
aa'l Hlyise. Whdestr wa- doae al
~ Adams wa dom by she authority
ap3 order q. tge Confederate Cos.
! ernmert Aay uai ytlaediae Heu.
tuli'y AW of eiher Canada Grea
I Britain. Those who aere whine 81
81. Alhan were so officers, ST eali4-
ed SOLDER q ihe Confederate army.
and were ihea under ny command.
They were such before iuc 18Th 81
/ Oct lasi, and ibeirtems 0f enlistment
have not expired. S,erl % them
were prisoners Of war taken II ha3Ie,
by i.e Federal fore aad retained s..
such, from which imprisonment they
escaped The expedition was moi SCI,
on foot Or projected ia Canada, The
course | INTENDED 10 pursue ID Yer
mont, and which ! WAS abg 70 carry
our 10 partially, was Is re'alIaie in
som measure losthe barbatous aifoc-
iiies 81 Grant Sherman, Better, Hun.
Ter, il Troy, Sheridan, Gigrs ii, and
ether lankee officers, EXCEPT that ]
would scotn 90 harm women and chill
dreu under any proyocaiion, or unarm-
ed, desueeless, and unresisting citi-
zens, even Yankees, or 10 plunder for
Imy own private benefit. ! am not
I prepared for the fullleiencc Of myself
and my command without communi-
cation with my Governments Il Rich
moud and insomucA is such eommu-
nifatiou Is inleydictel BY The Yankee
Government, b. land aud sea, | do not
Itlink can be ready for such defence
under thirty days, during which time
hope 70 be able to obtain material
Important testimony without the con-
sent Of said Yankee Government,
from Richmond" Glands to The
Court above mentioned commission
and instructions, partly written and
partly printed, Of which the following
are copies -
louqg's Commission.
CONFEDERATE STATES or AMER
IcA, WAR DErARrMENr,
Richmond, Va, June l6, 1861
Sr,-You are hereby informed
that the President has appointed you
First Lieutenant, under the Act l2l,
approved Feb. 18th, 1863. in tue PRO
visiona Army, in the service OF theI
Confederate States 70 rank rs such
from Tie 10Th day Of June, 1864 -
Should the 9enlteat their next session |
adv Sc and consult thereto, you win be /
Commissioned accordingly.
linn aiMcly on receipt hereof
please 70 communicate tothii Depart
menl, through the Adjuant aud Ia-
speclor Generals Office the accept (
saee or non acceptance OF said ap
poiDtuent, and, with yonr letter Of ac-
eeptsuce, return to the Adjulant and +
Inspector General the oath herewith +
enclosed, properly filed up aud attest
cd reporting 1t the same time yo1r
rye, ahen appointed, and the State III
which YOU were born.
Should you accept, You viii report
ior duty 10
Signed. JAS. A. SEDDoS.
Sacreiar5 OF War
Lieut.. b. H. Young, &c, 4. a. G. S.
loupg'S Rm'aug Commission.
Confederate STATE, Of America, J
War Department
Richmond, Vas. June IS, 1864
Lieut.. i. II. Young IS hereby au-
houzed % organize for special SER
sice, a company n)t t. exceed twenty
D number, from those who belong 10
he service aud are al ihe time beyond
he Confederate States.
They viii be entitled to their pay,
.atons, clothing, and transportation,
)ut no other compensation Tor amy SER
ice which they mag be called upon
endrr.
Tie organization will be 'uader the |
ontrol Of tins Department and liable
o Be disbanded at is pleasure, and
he mpmhers returned totheir respect
Iye companies.
J As. a. SfDDoN. II
Secretary Of War.
TATEMENT OF THOMAS. d, COLLINS. {
am native Of Kentucky and !,
officer Of HE Confeder-
&c States, now al Gar @ith the s0-call- 7
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