A Guide to the Confederate Broadside Against Aiding Deserters, 1863
A Collection in
Special Collections
Collection Number
Ms2011-047
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Processed by: Jonathan Grunert, Special Collections
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Confederate Broadside Against Aiding Deserters must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Confederate Broadside Against Aiding Deserters, Ms2011-047, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
Acquisition Information
Collection purchased by Special Colletions in December 2010.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Confederate Broadside Against Aiding Deserters was completed in May 2011.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of a Confederate broadside containing General Orders No. 6, issued October 29, 1863, by Major General Sam Jones. It concerns the provision of aid for deserters, be it in the form of purchasing military items from deserters or enticing soldiers to desert. In addition to warning against such assistance or enticement, the orders describe the punishment for those who have engaged in such acts.
Index Terms
- Civil War
- Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Subjects:
Contents List
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Cooke, Giles B., A. A. & I. G.
- Jones, Samuel, Major General