Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Burgin B. Moore to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 11, 1863

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Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Burgin B. Moore to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 11, 1863

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Alexander, J. T.Moore, B. B.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867

Events

Military Engagements Military Engagements--Snyder's Bluff, Battle of, Miss., 1863

Military Units

Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 4th Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 4th. Company C Mississippi. Militia Mississippi. Militia. Infantry Regiment, 1st (1862-1863)United States. Army United States. Navy

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Columbus (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)Meridian (Miss.)

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Enrout for Meridian Jan 11_th/63

Gov Pettis

Der sir it would have afforded me great pleasure had time & opporunity al=lowed to have called again upon you in Jackson and to have said a few words about the move=ments of the 3 _rd Bat State Troops. It is true that I after the enemy had left & after the signature of every Capt & that of the Col was (a blank being left for mine) was obtained did sign a petition for our removal to some scence of action nearer our homes this I did however reluctantly & not with the expectation or desire of being placed in garrison at Columbus, I must say in de=fense of the honor of the Bat. that I do not think they desire any such service and that I as an individual regret even signing a peti=tion for removal and should not have done it had one man appreared at the time to have stood by me in assuming the responsibility—But I find some since who would have done so could we have hadd any concert of action—Sir I was in the Pits at Snyder's Mills on the 27^th during the Bombardment on detatched service with a company of the 3^rd We of occupied the Post of honor being the nearest entrenchments to the ~~levees~~ ^Raft^ in the water & in point blank range of the Batries & boats we saw the enemy landing troops on the opposite shore we watched our shot strike the boat & receive their shower of shell & canister. I told my men that when Capt Alexander of the 4_th Miss left the entrenchments that it would be time _enough to think about it. I think sir we have some good material in our Bat ~~mulch~~ a great deal of it And my great solicitude

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and fear has been that from some want of harmoni=ous action ~~between~~ in the working of the Confederate & state governments our honor might in some way be compromitted & consequently our usefulness de=stroyed.—Now sir ^I^ ask for myself & I be=lieve I may say for the greater portion of my the command active service ~~service~~ upon the fron=tiers between our homes & the Yankees or any other service in prefference to that of garrisoning towns. Knowing that you must feel a lively inter=est in the honor & patrotism of the State Troops I expect to find you ready to treat with indulgence & respect this petition I remain in haste with high esteem your friend & obt servant~~fellow citizen~~

B B Moore major 3_rd Bat
4_th Brig state Troops

Maj. B. B. Moore
3_rd Batt—4_th Brig—
Miss S. T.

wants active service in the field