Benjamin, Judah Philip (1811-1884) [Regulations concerning substitutes in the army]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06371.05 Author/Creator: Benjamin, Judah Philip (1811-1884) Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Document Date: 20 October 1861 Pagination: 1 p. ; 24.8 x 19 cm. Order a Copy
From Acting Secretary of War Benjamin. Unsigned printed small broadsheet on blue paper. Lists five requirements for obtaining discharge when a non-commissioned officer or a soldier finds a substitute. They are: soldier seeking to leave needs written consent of the Captain of his company, the substitute must obtain from some surgeon a certificate of fitness to serve, when a person is being discharged from the army by reason of a substitute the Captain of the company must provide a certificate, if a soldier leaving the army because of a substitute owes the government money the debt is put on the commander of the regiment or corps the soldier was in, and commanders will not allow more than one substitution per month per company.
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