1862 March 27 Orange Court House, Va.

Orange C.H. Mch. 27th
1862
My Dear Father
On yesterday
in accordance with the recent
paper received from the Sect. of War
permitting me to muster my
Company into service I did so.
Col. Garland seemed very much
irritated and I am told by Capt.
Atey who overheard some of his
remarks on the subject that
he designs reporting me to Genl.
Longstreet. I have conversed with
Judge Advocate Latham and a
number of friendly officers who
are well acquainted with military
law and precedents that I am
undoubtedly on the right side and
that a court composed of men
at all disposed to do me
justice would undoubtedly
clear me in full if brought
before it.
Should I be accused I shall

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immediately demand a court of in-
quiry which military law assures me
the right to have.
Should no interference be made I
shall proceed to return my rolls
to the Adj. Genl. and report for in-
Structions.
In regard to Officers, I will
of course be Capt.
The men seem to be unanimously
in favor of offering Abram Warwick
the first Lieutennacy and will do
so, but in no way through my influence
as I have never suggested
his name. I was surprised to
see how eagerly they declared
themselves in favor of him when
no [-] person had mentioned
or put forward his name.
Marion Langhorne will be 2nd
and a man by name of Washington
Elliot of the regiment will be 3rd.
H. Stuart Cabell was here, he
could certainly get a position
but he is unfortunately absent
on the sick list.
I hope to hear from you to day
with information from Richmond.
I thank you most sincerely for
the kind assistance you have
already given me and feel
assured that your influence will
hereafter work much in my favor.
Affectly your son
John W. Daniel

[“Capt. Atey” was Kirkwood Otey, still a captain two more months, then promoted to field grade]

[Abram Daniel Warwick was a fellow Lynchburger with JWD, and a sergeant in the 2nd Va. Cavalry.]

[Marion B. Langhorne of Lynchburg, Va., and the 2nd Virginia Cavalry]

[transcription by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards; annotations by Robert K. Krick]

1st Lieutenant John Warwick Daniel, 1842-1910, Co. C. 27th Virginia and later Co. C. 11th Virginia Infantry, attained the rank of major before being permanently disabled in the Battle of the Wilderness. Studied law at the University of Virginia, entered politics and served in the Virginia House of Delegates, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Called the "Lame Lion of Lynchburg" he was a noted orator who gave speeches on many memorial occasions and was especially known for his address on Robert E. Lee

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