Order to evacuate CSA Post Office records

Anson Morse · April 2, 1865

On April 2, 1865, acting auditor Anson Morse signed this handwritten order to remove the records of the Confederate States of America Post Office Department from the capital, Richmond, Virginia. Mr. C. G. Addison received the evacuation directive that states, "You are hereby ordered to accompany the books, records & c of this office to Charlotte, N.C. and remain there until further orders." Major L. H. Wood acknowledged the document with a handstamp bearing his signature in the center of the phrase, “Transportation Furnished, In Kind Home. Richmond, Va. Major _. _.,” and thus ordering Addison to accompany the records during transit (Kaufmann).