A Guide to the Minutes of the Civil War Appeals Draft Board, 1862 MS 191

A Guide to the Minutes of the Civil War Appeals Draft Board, 1862

A Collection in
the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
Collection number MS 191

Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
200 Second Street, NE
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: (434) 296-1492
URL: https://albemarlehistory.org
Email: library@albemarlehistory.org

Processed by: Miranda Burnett

Repository

Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society

Collection number

MS 191

Title

Minutes of the Civil War Appeals Draft Board, 1862

Extent

1 folder .

Creator

Virginia County Court (Albemarle)

Location

Archive Room File Cabinet

Language

English

Abstract

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Minutes of the Civil War Appeals Draft Board, MS 191, Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society

Acquisition Information

Gift of Eva Maupin, December 1989

Biographical/Historical Information

In February 1862, the Virginia General Assembly passed an amended and re-enacted second section of Chapter 22 of the Code of Virginia concerning exemptions from military duties, included a list of who was exempted, how each county was to create their exemption board, and how the board was to operate. Albemarle County's three-member board consisted of John J. Bowcock (1803-1892), Robert R. Prentis (1818-1871), and James W. Mason (1814- ).

Scope and Content

This is a photocopy of the minutes of the Albemarle County military exemption appeal board. The first page is faded. The location of the original is unknown.

NOTE: Company rosters, 1861-65, Accession #6135, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. is possibly a microfilm of this record.

Index Terms

Subjects:

Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865