Official Request of Col. R. H. Dulany, commanding the 7th VA Cavalry, June 7, 1864, to appoint a young officer from another unit as Captain of his Company B, the officers all having been killed or wounded; endorsed with commentary up the chain of command, including Brig. Gen. Thomas L. Rosser, Major Gen. Wade Hampton; and Lt. Col. Walter H. Taylor on behalf of R. E. Lee, who declined the request

Intersecting folds; some toning, particularly on the back