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Jeremiah Y. Dashiell Draft Exemption General

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Jeremiah Y. Dashiell Draft Exemption General
<B>Jeremiah Y. Dashiell Draft Exemption General Orders Signed</B></I> "<I>J.Y. Dashiell</B></I>" as Adjutant & Inspector General, one page, 5" x 8". Austin, July 21, 1863. General Orders No. 32, by order of Texas Gov. F.R. Lubbock, instructing the Brigade Commander to apply for an exemption if a person in the State Troops in charge of "<I>the providing for and protection of families of officers or soldiers who are either in or who have died in the C</B></I>[onfederate]<I>. S</B></I>[tates]<I>. Service</B></I>" is drafted. The orders also state that "<I>Prior to the completion of company organizations, drafted men, furnishing arms and horses, may be received as cavalry.</B></I>" During the Civil War, Jeremiah Y. Dashiell was a military advisor on the staff of Texas Gov. Francis R. Lubbock and Adjutant and Inspector General of the State of Texas. Fine condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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