Dates: 1862
Collection Number: MS 191
Physical Location: Archive Room File Cabinet
Extent: 1 folder.
Creators/Collectors: Virginia. County Court (Albemarle).
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
User Restrictions: No restrictions.
Preferred Citation: Minutes of the Civil War Appeals Draft Board, MS 191, Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, Charlottesville, Va.
Acquisition Information: Gift of Eva Maupin, December 1989.
Biographical/Historical Information: In February 1862, the Virginia General Assembly passed an amended and re-enacted second section of Chapter 22 of the Code of Virginia concerning exemptions from military duties, included a list of who was exempted, how each county was to create their exemption board, and how the board was to operate. Albemarle County's three-member board consisted of John J. Bowcock (1803-1892), Robert R. Prentis (1818-1871), and James W. Mason (1814- ).
Scope and Content: This is a photocopy of the minutes of the Albemarle County military exemption appeal board. The first page is faded. The location of the original is unknown.
Subjects: Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Record Types: Minutes.
Notes: Company rosters, 1861-65, Accession #6135, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. is possibly a microfilm of this record.
