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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02469.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | James Chestnut Jr. to Jefferson Davis requesting a leave of absence so that he may visit home |
| Date | 31 July 1863 |
| Author | Chesnut, James, Jr. (1815-1885) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Colonel Chesnut writes to Confederate President Jefferson Davis, requesting a leave of absence so that he may visit home. Written on Confederate States of America Executive Department stationery. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Patriotic Stationery |
| People | Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889) Chesnut, James, Jr. (1815-1885) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Chesnut was a United States Senator from South Carolina 1857-1862, and a delegate to the Confederate Provisional Congress in 1861. During the Civil War, Chesnut served as a colonel, brigadier general, and aide to Confederate President Jefferson Davis. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |