Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-18
Ex-Confederates.


Gently appointed secretary Of Virginia
military records, and who has this week
entered upon the discharge OF his du-
ties. in Richmond, has issued a circular
or address to Virginians.
The circular, is addressed:
'To all Virginians, of whatever rank,
who served in the military, marine or
navalEservice of the Confederate States
and 10 the widows, daughters, relatives
and friends of deceased Virginia Coined
crate soldiers"
The address is as follows:
The Congress of the United States has
provided that ga complete roster of the
officers and enlisted men Of the Union
and Confederate armies" shall be made
under the direction of the Secretary of
War, and the Secretary of War has APP
piled TO the Governor of Virginia to cid
him in his work by furnishing such rolls,
records and other material as would
show the names and numbers of the
troops furnished by Virginia to the Con-
federate army; and, inasmuch as the
Governor has been enabled to comply
with this request only to very limited
extent because of the incompleteness of
the records in the War Department and
in the archives of the State, the Gene
raj Assembly of Virginia, realizing the
necessity of prompt action, and reflect
ing the just pride Virginia feel, in the
yalor of the soldiers who served in the
Confederate army, in obedience to the
call on their State; and desiring to pre-
serve their record with their names and
their history, By an act approved March
7, 1904, authorized the Governor, upon
the recommendation of the commander
of the Grand Camp of Confederate Vet
Grams of Virginia, to appoint ga secre-
tary of Virginia military records" who
is charged with the duty of collecting
call muster rolls, records and other ma
terials showing the officers and enlisted
men of the several companies, battalions,
regiments and other military organiza-
tons from Virginia in the armies or
other military, marine or naval service
OF the Confederate States, and the names
of all Virginians, of whatever rank, in
the military, marine or naval service of
the Confederate States, whether regulars
volunteers, militia or reserve.
Having been honored with this ap-
pointment, | enter upon its arduous
duties with an earnest appeal to my
surviving comrades, and to the widows,
sons and daughters of those whose
memories we hold DEAR for their zeal
Gus cooperation, both in their indiyid-
ual and organized capacities, in order
that the laudable work may be worthily
done, and a complete and enduring
record secured. Without their help
only partial success can be achieved,
and names will escape which the State
would not willingly let die. The
time is limited in which our State
can avail itself of the provision made by
the United States to publish these ros-
tiers. 1t is, therefore, imperative that
the records referred to should be gathered
without delay and forwarded to my adj
dress in the care of the State Librarian,
Richmond, Va.
All muster rolls, records and other
materials thus sent will be turned over
to the State Librarian, who will trans
nit them to the War Department, to be
copied and used in the preparation of the
roster above referred to, in sofar as reed
ed for that purpose, with the understand
ing on the part of the United States and
the State of Virginia alike that they
shall be returned, when copied, to the
State Library, or to the owner, as the
Librarian may direct.
| also specially invoke the earnest and
effective cooperation of the various camps
of Confederate Veterans, Chapters Of
the United Daughters OF the Confederacy,
the Confederate Memorial Literary
Society and other historical societies,
and the newspapers throughout Virginia
and West Virginia, in this all-important
work. ROBERT w. HUNTER.
Secretary of Virginia Military Records.
This work was instituted and the new
Office of secretary OF Virginia military
records was created by act of the Legis-
lature which has just adjourned.
Section 8 of the laws provides
The Secretary of Virginia Military
Records shall commence the performance
of his duties Immediately on his appoint
ment. He shall hold his Office from the
time of his appointment and for term
of one year from the first day of the
month next succeeding his appointment.
He shall be paid for his services at the.
end of each month at the rate of eighteen
hundred dollars per annum upon the
warrant of the Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts. The Governor shall have the
power to remove such secretary for any
reason he may deem proper, aud to APP
point another in his stead at any time.
Any appointment subsequent to the first
shall be made like it, upon the recon-
mendstion of the Commander of the
Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans of
Virginia.
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