|
Executive Department |
| Adjutant General's Office |
| Milledgeville, Ga., May 7th 1862 |
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| Lieutenant Stephen Tate |
| Cartersville, Ga |
| |
| Sir, |
| Herewith you have the
commission of yourself as second Lieutenant of the "Rail Road
Bridge Guards" |
| You will please state in
writing, directed to this office immediately, whether you accept the
commission, and if so, whether you have taken and subscribed the oath
thereto attached. |
| Very respectfully, |
| Your obedient servant, |
| Henry C Wayne |
| Adjutant & Inspector General |
| per |
| B. B. de Groffenreid |
| {on the back of the
document} |
| Mr B. B. de Graffenreid |
| I do ecept the office of
Second Liut. of the Rail Road Bridge Guards, and have taken the oath
prescribed attached to the commission before J. L. Wikle J. P. I have
placed, C, in the commission please put it in on Record |
| Very Respectfully |
| S. C. Tate |
| May 9th 1862 |
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