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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00571.02 |
| From Archive Folder | 2 letters to Edward S. Ruggles pertaining to his appointments |
| Title | James A. Seddon to Edward S. Ruggles appointing him Signal Officer |
| Date | 20 August 1863 |
| Author | Seddon, James A. (James Alexander) (1815-1880) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Partially-printed document signed by Confederate Secretary of War Seddon. Appoints Ruggles as Signal Officer with the rank and pay of Second Lieutenant in the Provisional Army (Ruggles had previously served in the Navy), effective 19 August 1863. Ruggles to report to "Maj. Morris for more thorough instruction in the Signal Service." Ruggles was the son of CSA brigadier general Daniel Ruggles. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Navy Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America |
| People | Seddon, James Alexander (1815-1880) Ruggles, Edward (1817-1867) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |