Confederate States of America,
War Department
Richmond July 16th 1861
Sir:
You are hereby informed that the President has appointed you
First Lieutenant
Infantry
In the Army of the Confederate States. You are requested to signify your acceptance or non-acceptance of said appointment: and should you accept you will sign before a magistrate, the oath of office herewith, and forward the same with your letter of acceptance to this Department. You will report to Genl Lee, Comndrl
By Command: S Cooper
Adj Insp[ector] Gen[eral]
1st Lieutenant Walter H Taylor
CS Infantry
Richmond
Source: The Archives of the Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation, Papers of the Lee Family: Walter Herron Taylor Papers, Box 8, M2009.260
Transcribed by Caitlin Connelly, 2016 July 11