Augusta County: Samuel Franklin Carson to Capt.
Byers, Aug 7th 1863
Summary:
This is a request from Carson to his commander explaining that a private who was
a paid substitute for another man has now passed his contractual time and so the
other man must be conscripted so that the substitute can be released from
service.
Capt. Byers
Aug. 7th 1863
Camp near Orange C. H.
Dr. Sir.
Private William A. Buchanan of Company D 5th Virginia Infantry who entered the service on the 31st day of March 1862 as a substitute for B. F. Via for the term of one, (Agreeable to an article of agreement which said Buchanan now holds) is entitled to a discharge, the term for which said Buchanan substituted for, having expired. It is therefore necessary that the aforesaid B.F. Via, be conscripted (unless he has other papers exempting him) before said Buchanan can be properly discharged from the service. B.F. Via's Post Office is [unclear: Ghotion] Bridge, Rockbridge County Virginia
Samuel F.
Carson
[illeg.] Company [illeg.] D 5th Va
Infantry
Headquarters 11th Dist
[page 2]
Staunton Aug 14/63
Respy referred to Captain
Lilley who will forward the harty to this office
J.S. Byers Captain
[illeg.]EO
11th
District
Enrolling Office
Lexington
21st Aug 1863
Respectfully returned with
enclosed certificate from Colonel Williams. This
certificate is in my estimation satisfactory evidence that William Buchanan was employed and mustered
in for the war and that [illeg.] Via ought to
be exempt. If however, the enclosed paper is not satisfactory will forward
the principle
J.D. Lilley Captain of Exe
Off
for Rockbridge County
Headquarters 11th
Dist
Staunton Aug 25/63
Respy returned to F Carson who's
attention is called to endorsement from Captain Lilley
J.S.S. Byers [deleted: ]EO
11th Dist
