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(1815 – 1883) Confederate brigadier general and adjutant and inspector-general for Georgia, fighting at Ball's Ferry. Wayne is also known for his commanding the expedition to test the U.S. Camel Corps as part of Secretary of War Jefferson Davis's plan to use camels as a transport in the West. War-date A.L.S. as Adjutant General on official Georgia letterhead, 1p. 4to., Milledgeville, Feb. 16, 1864, to a Col. S. C. Dobbs. Wayne transmits Georgia governor Jospeh E. Brown’s approval for the consolidation of military districts in the state, and instructs Dobbs to organize unaffiliated companies into regiments and hold elections for their officers. Wayne signs in black ink at the conclusion, adding his title. Shows original mailing folds and additional faint folds throughout, slightly ragged at the left edge, otherwise in very good to fine condition overall. The original transmittal envelope is also present.
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HENRY C. WAYNE
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