Confederate States of America Ledger, March 6 and April 1, 1862, May 5, 1862, November 6, 1862

Item

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The materials in this collection are composed of two boxes.

Box 1 is composed of Charles Lee Hill's scrapbook and photographs of the musical group "The Houstonians."

Box 2 is composed of biographical materials and photographs about Charles Lee Hill's life and music career. As well as biographical materials about his grandfather W.T. Hill's life and time spent in the American Civil War as a Confederate officer.

Dates

March 6 and April 1, 1862
May 5, 1862
November 6, 1862

Extent

1 Sheets (In file 3 of folder 1 of box 2.) : Photocopy. The text is in cursive.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Description

The ledger belongs to the Confederate States of America Treasury Department and provides two records of payment. The date of acknowledgment for these payments by the Treasury Department was on November 6, 1862.

The first record of payment is by Lieutenant Colonel Larkin Smith, Assistant Quarter Master General of the Confederate States Army, for $50. The action of payment was for "arms turned over to [?]" in Richmond, Virginia on May 5, 1862.

The second record of payment is for "General acct money advanced" for $2,000. This advancement was for the distribution of firearms to recruits of Company D of the 5th Texas Regiment in Huntsville, Texas for the months of March and April 1862.