Chap. 413.—An ACT to provide for the preparation of rolls of troops
furnished by the state of Virginia to the army of the Confederate
States, and of the militia of the state in active service during the war
between the Confederate and United States.

Approved March 13, 1884.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
it shall be the duty of the adjutant general to “collect the
names of all persons in this state who have served in the
army or navy of the Confederate States or in the militia of
the state in active service, during the war between the Con-
federate and United States, and to prepare rolls of the same,
corresponding as near as may be to the usual form of muster-
rolls in military service, and stating. as far as can now be as-
certained, the name, age, place of “enrollment and residence
at time company and yegiment or battalion, battery or
squadron, to which each such person belonged, or position
held by same as general or staff officer, or if in the navy, to
what vessel attached or to what duty ‘assigned, with state-
ment, also, as to wound or wounds, when’ and where re-
ceived, character of present disability, imprisonment, death
and where buried, discharge or surrender of such person at

the end of the war, and any other particulars in regard to
any such persons which in his judgment should be recorded.

2. That the said adjutant-general shall also prepare, or
cause to be prepared, a brief history or sketch of such and
every reciment, battalion, battery or squadron of said troops
furnished by this state to ‘the army of the Confederate States
and of each vessel in the waters ot Virginia, that belonged to
the navy of the Confederate States and of the militia of the
state in active service during the said war, giving the names
and dates of the battles, seiges or affairs in which each such
body was engaged.
3. That the sum of fifteen hundred dollars be and the same
is hereby appropriated for the said work, be applied, if so much
be necessary, for stationery, printing, clerk hire and postage
in connection with the said work.

4. That the said rolls, when so prepared, shall he trans-
scribed or printed into permanent book form, and kept in the
office of the adjutant-general, and such rolls shall be filed in
the oflice of the secretary of the commonwealth and be pre-
served with the records of said office.

5. That the said rolls shall be placed on sale, the proceeds
of which shall be placed in the treasury of the state.

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