The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-17
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. WAR RECORDS.
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LIS charged with the duty Of collecting
Trail m,stertrclls. records and Other ma
Nterlals showing the officers and enlisted
.3lnen OF the several companies, psitt ATOMS.
tliiid other military organiza-
items from Virginia in the armies o.
other Military, marine or naval serves VICE
Of tile Confederate States and the names an e
OF all Ntrginians, of whatever 1en \ y
I5thn military, marine or naysl service wee o.
the Confederate States, whether regu-
lars, 5volunte ers. militia or resel'v IA
X HOW. no WORK. II
Having been honored with this appoint
lment, i erterf upon It's arduotls Il duties Y
| with an earnest! appeal to M surviving
comrades, lbs and n to the widows, sons and
daughters uf3Nthose whose memories We
hold dear. for their jealous co.. oper rat lon,
both In their Individual and rorganlzed4
capacities, 81 III S}ordcr that this laudablel
work may. be worthily done. ard a COZ!
plete and enduring record secu red VIII WI
ont their help only nartlal8snccessc can pc
achieved. and names VII 5escap pc t"n isl ~
tho state would no, within ys let die.
The time is limited in which our state
can avail itself of the Nprovisions made by
1.-The United States to publish these ros-
tiers. yI t is.St therefore,. operative ina
the records referred to should be gathered
without delayEard forwarded e. my .a td1i
dress In tho care of the State Ii brariat1,
|Hichmond, 49, "a,
All muster%Srolls records a and ~ o1tlll Other
materials thus sent will be turned over
10 tho State Librarian. who will trans
nit them to the War DepartrT ent, TO- be
copied ard used in the preparation of the
roster above referred to- in 50 farNas
needed for that purpose. with the llnder r,
standing Oh the part ofsthc United States
and the State of Virginia alike that they.
shall be returned, when copied II to TO the
State Library; Or to the owner q the
Librarian may direct. s5ss ~
Il also specially invoke the aearre and
effective co-op operation oftls.t he #varioul'5
camps ,Of Moderate Veterans, Chap
tiers 81 the Emitted Daughters o the Con-
federacyi itheu Confederate Memorial IL t-{$
|eraiy Socia epF I'D luther III storical ssoce-s
ties andt,llts lsc MsHap ers gthroughout 3ir-s
ginias and West Virginia, IN this ALI
Important work. ,sea4ssSl q 3 III
(SIsned) g ROBERT wv. HUNTER, a y
Secretary OF Virginia Military Records
THE JENNINGS, BILL.
n This work was Instituted ana he new
office OF secretarys Of Yirgit.ia military
records was created by act Of the Legis-i
|lature which has &iust@adjourned. The
bill, known as the Jennings bill, Rep
resentative Jennings. OF Lynchburg, hhv-5
ing introduced Il IN the House, providing
for this work. met with little or no OPP
position in either branch of the Legisla-
turc The law, for the Jennings bill Is
now the law Of the Commonwealth. Is
an interesting one, aud should be read
by every old Confederate and every lover
of the old soldiers, 1t is here given in
| full as q IL passed. .3ltSa e ssl3
Whereas tho Congress OF the United states
has provided that ga COMPLETE rosisr o. me ne
/ Confederate armies shall be made under the
direction of the Secretary Of War; and Z, !,
TO he Governor Of this State TO aid in,in his
work b. furnishing such rolls. records and
other materials is would show the names =, and
to the Confederate army; which request me ne
cevernor as besnenab an to O., Win
I Whereas. the time IS limited in which our
! State can avail itself Of the provision. made
by the United slates to publish these rosters
Whereas tho soldiers sent BY Xlrgnia e J, the
s,a,e and aa i @Dss pro proud
j5and which the state desire to preserve WITH
tlslr names fna '9s!; slsf5yl thereloFy
ii. Re 1t enacted slys The General Assembly OF
1 Virginia, Tint there shall no n,olnIted by ne
commander Of the Grand Camp OF Con fedsrilte
Xsarnns %f r whese
rolls rolls records c and, other materials showing
4 the officers and enlisted men 81 inc several
ts
81 nc States and n &, the Il, a1e
military marine, or naval service of he Con
federate states Yheth reg ula y
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