WEST VIRGINIA
ADJUTANT GENERALS' PAPERS

Union Regiments
1861-1865
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4th West Virginia Infantry
(Field and Staff, Companies A - K)
Box 12, Folder 2

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Ceredo Wayne County Va
April 20th 1862
Gen H. J. Samuels
Adjt Genl of Va
Dear Sir
I have the honor to request that the commissions of Lieuts Henderson F. Donally and Benjn D. Boswell be forwarded as soon as it suits the convenience of his Excellency the Governor. Capt Dayton's Descriptive Book will be forthcoming shortly he has no regular Book in consequence of my having sent it to your office with the descriptive list of the other nine companies of the Regiment and have not received one in its place as yet. You said something to Capt Dayton about sending his Commissions to have them placed on parchment. should the other officers do likewise.

No news of importance some Bushwhackers have commenced opperations in the upper end of this County, which I will attend to shortly as soon as the roads get so we can pack provisions. I have a party at Trout's hill last week but without success. I should like to have some Guns as a portion of the Guns of five Companies of my Regt have become entirely useless. I think I have my Regiment efficient in drill and discipline and would like if they could be efficiently armed but the kind of arms that five Companies have are of that quallity that in firing ten or fifteen rounds the hammer screws breake of some, the nipples blow out of others, and some the Springs break. I hope it will please the Governor to urge upon the ordnance department the necessity of having those guns changed. I have written to the chief of ordnance about it.

Respectfully sir
I Remain your obt servt
J A J Lightburn
Col 4th Va Vol Infy
P. S. Donally and Boswells commissions should date Nov 11th 1861
Col L

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