Letter from A. L. Brame to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 6, 1863

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Letter from A. L. Brame to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 6, 1863

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Brame, A. L.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867

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Confederate States of America--Draft Military Events--Military discharge Military Events--Military service exemption Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment

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Confederate States of America--Military Service (Branch Unspecified)Mississippi Home Guard Mississippi. Militia

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Boards of Medicine Confederate States of America. Congress Newspapers

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Lowndes County (Miss.)Military training camps West Point (Miss.)

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West Point Lownds Co June 6^th 1863

J J Pettus Gov

Dear sir

my apology for troubling You with this communication "is" the perilous condition of our County requiring the best efforts of all its citizens And I wish,, to add my mite,, By making a few suggestions for Your consideration There are not less than 20,000 thousand men at home capable of defending their homes,, exempt, from the state & Confederate,, and the balance of the militia They are nearly all willing to form Co for home defence,, If they could have any g^u^arrattee that they would not be taken from their homes to the extreme portions of the state & kept there for and indeffinite period of time (which I do not think was the ~~law~~ intention of the Law of Congress on the subject,, the militia who are at home make the excuse,, that they may be called out by Your orthority at any time,, that it is their place to ready for that call

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I suggest that You issue Your Proclamation to the militia at home,, That they will be allowed the privilege of joining these Independent Co as they must go into camps of instruction & they will all unite ~~with~~ with these cos & become much more efficient than in the militia service,, For the reason,, that there is a state & neighborhood pride & rivalry in these co and a through disgust & hatred for the militia system

Hence the necessity for some explanation on Your part and also the Confederate orthorities in regard to the difficuties suggested above,, Through the Press or or by Proclimation Another Point I will call Your attention to,, There are a Large number of the militia been discharged by the Medical Board for the most frivilous causes,, through the inffluence of Friends should reappear before a competent Board as it is cause of great dissatisfac-tion & verry justly so

Res Yours
A L Brame

A L Brown ^Brame^
6 June 1863

Ansd 23 June 63

orders have been issued to draft one half of the militia—those not drafted, can join Cos for local defense but are not thereby exempted from militia duty when called for