State Of South Carolina In Manuscript I John Goetz Do Hereby Acknowledge To Have Voluntarily

by Confederate Imprint Enlistment Form

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Charleston, SC : Evans & Cogswell, Printers, 18 61 . Partially printed document, 9 ¾ x 7 ¾ inches, employing several sizes and styles of type, this copy completed in manuscript and signed by Goetz April 16, 1861. The enlistee promised to “serve the state … against all its enemies or opposers whomsoever … and will obey the orders of the President of the Confederate States” for a period of three years; two further

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