Civil War Confederate General Orders, 1862

  
Confederate General Order March 27, 1862. Document 5 x 8 inches. Frame 20 x 14 inches. This framed document is Confederate War Department General Orders No.

17, dated March 27, 1862, from Richmond, Virginia, signed by Adjutant and Inspector General S. Rank and file soldiers are prohibited from carrying unauthorized side arms; dismounted troops must turn theirs in for compensation. New requisitions for arms or equipment require proof that previous items were condemned by a board of survey.

Officers below the rank of Commanding General must use correspondence for official business rather than traveling to the government seat in person.