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Preferred Citation:

Confederate Horse Appraisal and Sale, 1864 September 8, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William and Mary.

Scope and Contents

Official form from the Confererate States to Blair Burwell for the appraisal and sale of his property, a horse, for the use of the Confederate government. The horse was appraised at $900, but the officer in charge disapproved the assessed value and reassigned the horse a value of $400.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Horses--United States--History--19th century