Confederate States of America Georgia military rosters and pay vouchers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Confederate States of America Georgia military rosters and pay vouchers
Creator: Unknown
Inclusive Dates: 1861-1878
Language(s): English
Extent: 4.4 Linear Feet (38 items in 1 oversized box, 1 oversize folder A, 31 oversize folder B)
Collection Number: ms1246
Repository: Hargrett Library
Abstract: The collection consists of muster rolls and pay vouchers relating to enrollment in the Confederate States of America military service during the American Civil War. In almost all cases the units are from Georgia, with most relating to Cobb's Legion and the Athens area. Includes muster rolls, pay vouchers, authorizations, and settlements.

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Cobb's Legion was also known as the Georgia Legion in the American Civil War. It was led by Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb and raised in the summer of 1861. A legion was a military unit with a single commander but consisted of several components such as infantry, cavalry, and artillery. Cobb's Legion fought many major battles, including Yorktown, Seven Days Battles, Sharpsbrug, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, The Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, among others. They surrendered at the Appomattox Court House in April of 1865.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of documents, payrolls, musters and other material (both originals and photocopies) relating to enrollment in the Confederate States military service.. The information contained herein is invaluable in researching Confederate enlistments and actual membership in various military units. In almost all cases the units are from Georgia with most relating to Cobb's Legion and the Athens area.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged by military unit.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Confederate States of America Georgia military rosters and pay vouchers, MS 1246. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Provenance

Collection includes items acquired through gifts and purchases as well as those of unknown provenance, which have been combined into one collection.

Donors:

Cadman, Capt J. P.- gift undated Fuss, Mrs. Florrie of Macon, GA- gift 1964 (photostats of items deposited in CSA monument in Macon on 26 April 1878) Kennry, C. H.- gift 1965 Stanley, Mrs. Thomas- gift undated (photocopies made from her originals) Turrill, R.- gift circa 1962 Warren, Mary B.- gift 1965

Processing Information

Each item is listed individually; each item is assigned a number followed by relevant information, its size and provenance, if known.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2010 March 2.

General Notes

Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.

Some materials are photocopies.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Company C, 16th Georgia Battalion Partisan Rangers, muster roll- Capt S. J. Watters, July 1, 1863- December 31, 1864

note on verso 'Captured at Abingdon VA

 

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Company K, 3rd Regiment South Carolina Infantry, muster roll- Capt J. H. Cunningham, August 31, 1862- November 1, 1863

note on verso 'Rebel muster roll found near Lee's headquarters, Appomattox Court House '

 

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Company A, 21st Georgia Infantry "Campbell Guards" (appears to have been compiled after war), [circa 1890]

 

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Cobb's Legion, Company D, Dougherty Hussars, cavalry, muster roll- Capt. W. J. Lawton, September 1 - November 1, 1861

 

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Cobb's Legion, Company D, Dougherty Hussars, cavalry, muster roll- Capt. G. L. Wright, July 1- September 1, 1862

 

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Cobb's Legion, Company D, Dougherty Hussars, cavalry, muster roll- Capt. G. L. Wright, November 1, 1862 - January 1, 1863

 

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Cobb's Legion, Company A, Fulton Dragoons, cavalry, muster roll- Capt Z. A. Rice, July 1- September 1, 1862

 

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Cobb's Legion, Company A, Fulton Dragoons, cavalry, muster roll- Capt Z. A. Rice, September 1- November 1, 1862

 

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8B

Cobb's Legion, Company A, Fulton Dragoons, cavalry, muster roll- Capt. Z. A. Rice, November 1, 1862- January 1, 1863

 

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Cobb's Legion, Company B, Fulton Dragoons, cavalry, squadron A muster roll-Capt William M Williams, 1 July-1 September 1862

 

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Cobb's Legion, Company B, Fulton Dragoons,1st squadron muster roll, 1 September-1 November 1862

 

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Cobb's Legion, Company A, Georgia Troops, cavalry, 3rd Squadron muster roll- Capt. Thomas C. Williams, 1 July-1 September 1862

 

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Cobb's Legion, Company A, Georgia Troops, cavalry, 3rd Squadron muster roll- Capt Thomas C. Williams, 1 September-1 November 1862

 

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Cobb's Legion, Company B, Georgia Troops, cavalry muster roll- Capt. Ben C. Young, 1 September-1 November 1861

 

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Cobb's Legion, Company B, Georgia Troops, cavalry, 3rd squadron muster roll- Capt. Jeremiah E Ritch, July 1- September 1, 1862

 

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Cobb's Legion, Company B Georgia Troops, 3rd squandron, cavalry, muster roll- Capt. Jeremiah E Ritch, September 1- November 1, 1862

 

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Cobb's Legion, Company B Grubb's Hussars, cavalry, 4th squadron muster roll-Capt M. D. Jones, July 1- September 1, 1862

 

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Cobb's Legion, Company B Grubb's Hussars, cavalry, 4th squadron muster roll-Capt M. D. Jones, September 1- November 1, 1862

 

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Cobb's Legion, Company B Grubb's Hussars, cavalry, 4th squadron muster roll-Capt M. D. Jones, 1 November 1862-1 January 1863

 

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Cobb's Legion, Company A Richmond Hussars, cavalry, 2nd squadron muster roll-Capt Thomas B. Archer, July 1- September 1, 1862

 

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Cobb's Legion, Company A Richmond Hussars, cavalry, 2d squadron muster roll-Capt Thomas B. Archer, 1 September-1 November 1862

 

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Cobb's Legion, Company B, Richmond Hussars, cavalry, 2nd squadron muster roll-Capt William B. Young, 1 July-1 September 1862

 

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Cobb's Legion, Company B, Richmond Hussars, cavalry, 2nd squadron muster roll-Capt William B. Young, 1 September-1 November 1862

 

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Cobb's Legion, Company B, Richmond Hussars, cavalry, 2d squadron muster roll-Capt William B. Young, 1 November 1862-1 January 1863

 

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Cobb's Legion, Company A Roswell Troops, cavalry, 4th squadron muster roll-Capt B. S. King, 1 July-1 September 1862

 

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Cobb's Legion, Company A Infantry muster roll-Capt J. M. Lamar, 1 September-1 November 1861

 

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Cobb's Legion, Company B, Infantry muster roll-Capt Charles A McDaniel, 1 September-1 November 1861

 

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Cobb's Legion, Company C Infantry, muster roll-Capt. Luther I. Glenn, 1 January-1 March 1862

 

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Cobb's Legion, Company F, Infantry, muster roll-Capt William F. S. Powell, 1 September-1 November 1861

 

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Cobb's Legion, Company G, muster roll-Capt Gazaway B. Knight, 1 September-1 November 1861

 

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Cobb's Legion, Troup Artillery, muster roll-Capt Marcellus Stanley-later Capt Henry H Carlton, mid-December 1861 1863 31 October-31 December 1861

joined Cobb's Legion became part of Cabell's Artillery

 

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Company B 29th Rgt Georgia Volunteers, muster roll-Capt John J. Owens, 30 April-30 June 1862 30 October 1965 (photostat)

[copied from Atlanta Journal of]

 

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Company B 29th Rgt Georgia Volunteers, muster roll-Capt John J. Owens, 1 July-31 August 1862 (photostat)

 

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Baldwin Blues muster roll-Capt B. R. Herty-no date-photostat

 

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Company E, 1st Georgia Regiment, muster roll-Capt Thomas J. Massey, May1-July 1, 1862 (photostat)

 

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Company A, 1st Regiment, Georgia Volunteers- Col. James N. Ramsey, December 31, 1861- March 15, 1862

 

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Company B, Ben C. Yancey, Cavalry- Capt. Z. A. Rice, 1 September 1861-1 November 1861

 

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Athens Guards muster roll- Capt Henry C. Billups, 1861-1865 and 1890 (xerox copy)

[also known as Co K, 3d Ga Vols and in Wright's Ga Bn and Mahone's Div, Hill's Corps-surrended at Appomattox]

 

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Company G, 12th Georgia Regiment, Putnam Light Infantry muster roll-Capt. Richard T. Davis, 1861 (photostat)

 

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Company B, 3rd Georgia Regiment, Brown (Putnam) Rifles, muster roll-Capt Reuben B. Nisbet, 1861 (photostat)

 

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Putnam Rifles, muster roll-Capt J. H. Adams-veterans organization, 1878 (photostat)

 

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Jackson Artillery, muster roll-Capt George A. Dure, August 29, 1861 and May 1, 1862 (photostat)

 

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Company A, 45th Georgia Regiment, Gresham Rifles, muster roll-Capt. M.R. Rogers, March 25, 1862 (photostat)

 

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Company F, 45th Georgia Volunteers, Jones County, muster roll, March 11, 1862- April 9, 1865 (photostat)

 

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Protection Fire Company # 1, 1878 (photostat)

 

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Officers of Ladies Memorial Association, 1878 (photostat)

 

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Historical sketch 2nd Georgia Bn-photostat

 

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List of Capt. Wiley's deposits in CSA monument (photostat)

 

1	1	Company D, Mell's Rifles, Camak's Company muster roll- Capt Thomas Camak (xerox copy)
	[also known as Co D Inf Bat, Cobb's Legion, Ga Vols]

 

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Floyd Rifles muster roll- Capt George F. Cherry- veterans organization, 1878 (photostat)

 

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Macon Cadets muster roll- Capt Thomas L. Ross- veterans organization, 1874 (photostat)

 

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Macon Guards muster roll- Capt George L. Mason- veterans organization, 1878 (photostat)

 

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Macon Volunteers muster roll- Capt W. W. Carnes- veterans organization, 1878 (photostat)

 

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Cobb's Legion- abstract of tools, axes, building materials, etc. by Capt Young J. Anderson for quarter ending, December 31, 1861

 

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Co K. 16th Georgia Regiment Georgia Volunteers- Capt. G D Darsey, November 1, 1863- May 1, 1864

 

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Company C, 44th Georgia Volunteers, Col. Robert Smith, Captain S. P. Lumpkin, "Johnson Guards", 1862 March 4-1865 April 9

 

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Company A, 1st, Georgia Volunteers, 1861-1862

 

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Company K, 16th Georgia Volunteers [poor condition], 1864

 

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Cobb's Legion, pay roll, Capt. Y. J. Anderson, 1862

 

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Authorizations, payrolls, settlements, etc.

 

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Authorization, signed with 59 names, members of Company B., 1st Squadron cavalry, Ga Legion, empowering Capt Wm M. Williams to draw & receipt in their names the pay due them, dated, 5 July 1862

 

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Authorization, signed by Private Richard S. Poppen of Capt Williams Co, Cobb's Ga Legion, empowering Capt Wm M. Williams to draw pay for Poppen, dated, 28 August 1862

 

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Authorization, signed by W. A. Shelby, empowering Capt Wm. M. Williams to draw pay for Shelby for July & August-dated Camp Bunker Hill. Attested by M. D. Jones, Capt., 7 October 1862

 

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Authorization, signed by Schlesinger, empowering Capt Z. A. Rice or any other commissioned officer of Co. A to draw pay for Schlesinger for July & August Dated Camp near Bunker Hill VA, 18 October 1862

 

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Settlement with—for Fulton Dragoons, Co A, Ga Legion, for, September 1862 & October 1862

 

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Settlement with Lieut. Hill Bunch for Co A, Richmond Hussars, for July & August 1862. Made, December 4, 1862

 

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Settlement with Lt. W. H. Early for Co A, Ga Troops for July & August 1862. Made, 8 December 1862

 

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Settlement with Lt. Wm Boyd for Grubb's Hussars for July & August 1862. made, 8 December 1862

 

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Settlement with Lt. B. L. Dickens for Dougherty Hussars for July & August 1862 made, 9 December 1862

 

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Settlement with Capt Z. A. Rice for Co A, Fulton Dragoons for July & August 1862. made, 10 December 1862

 

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Settlement with Capt B. S. King for the Roswell Troops for July & August 1862. Made, 20 December 1862

 

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Settlement with Capt Wm. M. Williams for Co. B, Fulton Dragoons, for July and August 1862. made, December 20, 1862

 

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Settlement with Capt J. E. Ritch for Co B., Ga Troops for September & October 1862 made, 22 December 1862

 

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Settlement with Capt Wm. M. Williams for Co B., Fulton Dragoons, for September & October 1862. made, December 24,1862

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers, 10 October 1861-21 February 1863

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers List of Quartermasters' stores, October 1861

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Requisition for fuel, October 1861 (6 items)

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Requisition for forage-horses, October 1861 (5 items)

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Requisition for straw, October 1861 (4 items)

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Special requisition-tools, tents etc, October 1861 (6 items)

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers List of quartermasters' stores, October 1861

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Voucher for 6 memorandum books, November 1861

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Transportation & hotel bill, November 1861

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Corn, wheat & fodder, November 1861 (5 items)

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Forage for-horses, mules, oxen, November 1861 (3 items)

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Forage for public animals, November 1861

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Straw, November 1861 (5 items)

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Special requisition-medicine, nails etc, November 1861 (9 items)

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers List of quartermasters' stores, November 1861

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Quartermasters' acct, 4th qtr 1861, December 1861

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Wheat straw, December 1861

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Sheaf wheat, December 1861

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Fuel, December 1861

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Forage for-horses, mules, oxen, December 1861 (5 items)

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Forage for public animals, December 1861

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Straw-for the quarter, December 1861

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Straw, December 1861 (7 items)

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Special requisition-tents for Troup Artillery, December 1861

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Abstract of articles, expended, lost or destroyed, December 1861

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers List of quartermaster's stores, December 1861

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Articles purchase, Camp Marion VA-fuel, forage, December 1861

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Horse shoes & shoeing-to Ladds' Store, July 1862

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Pay to Wm. C. Connelly, January 1863

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Pay to J. H. Pittard, January 1863

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Pay to Wm. M. Williams, January 1863

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Pay to John H. Burr, January 1863

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Pay to T. J. Dial, January 1863

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Pay to T. A. Smith, January 1863

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Pay to O. H. P. Juhan, January 1863

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Pay to R. J. Fields, January 1863

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Pay to Wm. H. Early, January 1863

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Pay to N. S. Pugh, January 1863

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Pay to T. B. Archer, January 1863

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Pay to B.S. King, January 1863

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Pay to Jefferson Bassett, January 1863

 

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Cobb's Legion vouchers Covering slips for vouchers

 

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