Cooper Adjutant Inspector General (3 results)

No Binding. Condition: Good. (James A. Seddon, Secretary of War and S. Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector General.) COMMUNICATION OF SECRETARY OF WAR. War Department, C. S. A., Richmond, Dec. 3, 1864. 4pp. House of Representatives, Dec. 7, 1864. - Laid on the table and ordered to be printed. [By the Chair.] [Transmitted with] MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT. Dec. 6, 1864. Single leaf, 2p., bears the oval "Rebel Archives" stamp (so faint as to be illegible); flattened creasings across lower half, rather toned and fragile with minute slender chips at bottom corner, a good copy. Parrish & Willingham 2294. Relates to the appointments under an act approved June 14, 1864, providing for establishment and payment of claims for a certain description of property taken or informally impressed for the use of the army. The requested list (personal names, state districts of those who have accepted appointments) runs a rather sparse page and a half; Seddon observes that "from the inadequacy of the compensation allowed, great difficulty has been experienced in obtaining suitable agents, and many of those to whom appointments were tendered have declined." Very short rolls covering Texas (2), South and North Carolina (2, 4), Tennessee (1), and slightly longer lists for four other states. Please email with questions or to request photos. This Confederate Imprint is one of more than 100 recently acquired, most with 'Rebel Archives' stamp on the cover, indicating that these were the actual copies seized by the Union Army at the end of the Civil War. A remarkable collection.…

Richmond [Virginia]: Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, 1862. [1]p. Bifolium. 7¾ x 5 inches. Faint toning and foxing; Very Good. Illustrated in Parrish & Willingham (2429), this Confederate General Order was issued during the Battle of Fredericksburg. The battle was fought in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia and is considered the most one-sided Confederate victory of the war. Union Army casualties were more than double those of the Confederacy. Adjutant and Inspector General Samuel Cooper's orders are particularly aimed at protecting Confederate States' civilians and enforcing military discipline: "I. Encampments of troops near towns and villages must be avoided"; "III. Private property is invariably to be respected, and must not be taken or used, except when indispensable for the public service"; "IV. The reckless destruction of fencing, wood and other property of the citizenscannot be too strongly condemned." Etc. General Cooper (17981876) "remained throughout the war the highest ranking officer of the Confederate army. [He] was one of Davis's closest friends and confidants, and their very intimacy suggests that the president consulted the staff officer frequently on military issues." (ANB) Parrish & Willingham 2429.…

Richmond [Virginia]: Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, 1863. [1]p. Bifolium. Approx. 8 x 5 inches. Toning and mild offsetting; Very Good. Confederate General Order issued in Gettysburg's aftermath. In their retreat South, across the Potomac, Confederate force suffered 5,000 casualties, including 3500 captured troops. The Order concern the conscription of troops, personnel management, medical disability, and the compensation of surgeons: "I. When conscripts have been sent to camps of instruction, or to regiments in the field, after being pronouncedfit for military service, they can thereafter be discharged only in accordance with the regulations" ; "II. In case there is reason to believe that any conscripts to camps of instruction are disqualified, the commandant will order a medical examination, and forward a report, fully setting forth the grounds of disability" ; "IV The compensation of surgeons employed under the act of congresswill be $5 per day" Adjutant and Inspector General Samuel Cooper, C.S.A. (17981876) was "throughout the war the highest ranking officer of the Confederate army. [He] was one of Davis's closest friends and confidants, and their very intimacy suggests that the president consulted the staff officer frequently on military issues." (ANB) Parrish & Willingham 2430. …