CAPT ISAAC SHELBY CSA CONFEDERATE LETTER TO SUPPLY ARMY OF TENNESSEE CIVIL WAR For Sale

An original \"official copy\" of a Confederate Civil War letter from Captain Isaac Shelby of the Office of the Chief Commissary, Army of Eastern Tennessee, dated April 15, 1864. The letter authorizes the 23rd Tennessee Regiment of Johnson\'s Brigade to collect supplies by purchase or impressment from civilians, remembering to leave a sufficient amount \"for the support of the family\", and to keep correct information of the quantity of supplies taken and from whom. Obviously the army at this point was living off the land, and these orders were approved by Major General Buckner.....One page, brown ink on poor quality paper, size 6\" x 9\", folds, very good condition....CAPTAIN ISAAC SHELBY JR. of Kentucky was the grandson of Colonel Isaac Shelby, Revolutionary War hero and first Governor of Kentucky. He served on the Staff of General Simon Buckner, commander of the Army of Eastern Tennessee......Guaranteed original....$4.00 shipping.....

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