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Title	Appointment to second lieutenant
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Subjects - LCSH	United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Confederate States of America -- Army; Benjamin, Judah Philip, 1811-1884
Description	A form issued by the Confederate Secretary of War promoting W. W. Ferguson to Second Lieutenant of the Corps Engineers. The document is signed by Judah P. Benjamin, whom Jefferson Davis would appoint Confederate Secretary of State the following month.
Place	Richmond (Va.)
Date	1862 February 15
Creator	Confederate States of America -- War Dept.
Collection name	Fergusson Family Papers, 1784-1927
Historical note	The Confederate Corps of Engineers was created March 6, 1861. The engineer troops of the Confederacy were generally committed to constructing and improving field fortifications deployed to the coastal and interior defenses, and it was in this capacity that they were superior to their Federal counterparts. At times, engineers were used to maintain and improve the Confederate rail system.
Accession number	478
Owning institution	Tennessee State Library & Archives
ID#	35108
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Digital format	TIFF
Microfilm number	1260
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