Head Quarters Virga Forces
Richmond. Virga
May 4. 1861
Special Orders
No 17.
First Lieut Walter H Taylor, having been appointed to a position in the Provisional Forces of the State is hereby ordered to repair to Richmond and report to the Adjutant General for duty.
By order of Major Genl Lee
{signed} R. S. Garnett
Adjutant General
This copy:
Geo. Deas
A. W. S.
Source: The Archives of the Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation, Papers of the Lee Family, Box 8, M2009.256
Transcribed by Caitlin Connelly, 2016 July 11