Subject: Corruption

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Confederate General Order Regarding Commissaries: Richmond, Virginia, March 14, 1864 Confederate General Order Regarding Commissaries: Richmond, Virginia, March 14, 1864

A general order, dated March 14, 1864, issued in Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War. The order pertains to Confederate commissaries and their reporting procedures. It is signed by Raphael Jacob Moses, a high-ranking Jewish officer in the Confederate Quartermaster's Corps, known for his efforts to curb corruption within the commissary system and his friendship with General Robert E. Lee.