Partly printed, early war dated Document Signed from a Confederate office who served with distinction.  Measures 5” x 8 ¼”, removed from a larger document yet complete in itself.  Dated Montgomery, AL, May 13, 1861.  “R. E. Rodes / Capt. W.[arrior] G.[uards]”, approving a requisition for “35 Sets of Infantry Accoutrements Complete, 50 Cartridge Boxes, 50 Waist Belts, 40 Smooth Bored Musket 1842, 50 Corps Belts & Plates.  One horizontal fold; a few light stains.

Robert Emmet Rodes, born Lynchburg, Virginia, on March 30, 1829; son of General David Rodes and Martha Yancey. Was graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in July 1848, standing 10th in a class of 24 graduates; Assistant Professor (Physical Science, Chemistry, Tactics) at VMI, 1848-1850.

In 1850 began Civil Engineering career, working on various railroad projects in Alabama and elsewhere in the south; in 1860 was elected Professor of Applied Mechanics at VMI, but never served in this capacity because of the outbreak of war.

May 1861 was commissioned Col. 5th Alabama Infantry Regt; Oct 1861 appointed Brigadier General, commanding his brigade at Fair Oaks, Gaines's Mill, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville; promoted Major General May 1863; led his division at Gettysburg, the Wilderness, and Spotsylvania; went to Shenandoah Valley in June 1864, where he served under Early and fought at Kernstown and elsewhere; killed at Winchester, VA, on 19 September 1864; buried Presbyterian Cemetery, Lynchburg, VA.

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