NA, AIGO 6/7/1861

Adjutant and Inspector General's Office

Richmond, June 7th 1861
 
Lieut. Col. A. C. Myers
Act. Qr. Mst. Genl.
Richmond, Va.
 
Sir,
   The secretary of War directs that you employ an agent whose duty it will be to visit the several Rail-Road depots in this city daily and keep a record of the arrival of troops by Companies, or Regiments, giving the names of the Commanders the designation of the several Companies or Regiments, the state where raised, and specifying whether mustered into service, or to be mustered in. The report of all arrivals will be immediately made to this office.
I am very respectfully
Yr. obt. Servt.
S. Cooper
Adjutant & Inspector General

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