Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; August 29, 1864

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Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; August 29, 1864

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Allen, J. N.Ballentyne, G. W.Cammack, J. S.Canfield, J. M.Childers, D. L.Clark, Charles, 1811-1877 Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877 Fuller, Unknown Ganong, L. M.Hall, Isaac Johnson, H. T.Jones, John Jones, W. D.Killebrew, J. S. B.Ligun, W.Luker, A. C.Mackey, John Maynard, R. W.Morton, G. K.Olliers, T.Peace, J. A.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Saunders, B. F.Shaw, J. D.Stuart, E. D.Wells, J. R.

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Crime Crime--Destruction of property

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Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 23rd Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 23rd. Company K (Alcorn Rebels)Mississippi. Militia Under Review United States. Army

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Mississippi. Executive Department

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Coahoma County (Miss.)Macon (Miss.)

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African Americans Military Status--Military families

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His Excellency Chas. Clark
Macon Mississippi

We the citizens & all liable to the late call of our Governor would repectfully represent our unprotected condition. Capt. Saunders company having been ordered out we are left without thy protection or Means of defence in view of any emergency that may arise. We would therefore that you grant at full power to organize the militia of Coahoma county and allow the company when so organized to remain for house protection and defence, If this is not done &those liable to militia duty under the late call of the Governor should leave our limits there would not be left in our county one able bo-died Contraband. The present growing coup would be lost & soldiers families would beleft without the means of subsistance We would refer you to M^r Fuller who will hand you these petition for further particulars We believe that it is a concerted place with the contrabands to leave as soon as the Soldiers leave our Midst August 29^th 1864

J. A. Peace
<h3>Childers, D. L.</h3> " ref="#S32050193">D L Childers
<h3>Killebrew, J. S. B.</h3> " ref="#S32050194">J. S. B. Killebrew
<h3>Shaw, J. D.</h3> " ref="#S32050195">J D. Shaw
<h3>Jones, W. D.</h3> " ref="#S32050196">W. D. Jones
<h3>Stuart, E. D.</h3> " ref="#S32050197">E D Stuart
<h3>Cammack, J. S.</h3> " ref="#S32050198">J S. Cammack
<h3>Mackey, John</h3> " ref="#S32050199">Jno MacKey
<h3>Ligun, W.</h3> " ref="#S32050200">W Ligun
<h3>Maynard, R. W.</h3> " ref="#S32050201">R W. Maynard
<h3>Wells, J. R.</h3> " ref="#S32050202">J R Wells
<h3>Ballentyne, G. W.</h3> " ref="#S32050203">GW. Ballentyrie
<h3>Jones, John</h3> " ref="#S25015581">Jno Jones
<h3>Johnson, H. T.</h3> " ref="#S32050204">H T Johnson
<h3>Hall, Isaac</h3> " ref="#S32050205">Isaac Hall
<h3>Morton, G. K.</h3> " ref="#S32050206">JG K. Morton
<h3>Allen, J. N.</h3> " ref="#S32050207">J. N. Allen
<h3>Canfield, J. M.</h3> " ref="#S32050208">J. M. Canfield
<h3>Ganong, L. M.</h3> " ref="#S32050209">L. M. Ganong
<h3>Luker, A. C.</h3> " ref="#S32050210">A. C. LuKer
<h3>Olliers, T.</h3> " ref="#S32050211">T Olliers

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His Excellency Chas Clark

I forward to you this petition. I can tell you nothing of that river bottom with which you are not familiar & can only say that in my opinion the interest of the state and Confederacy would be promoted by organizing the militia in the front river counties to be or-ganized ~~will~~with Companies & remain on detached service.—there to guard that Country from utter destruction by negroes & Yankees—My action from the beginning of the co are up to this time has spoken the same language

Verry Respectfully

Jno J. Pettus

Mesrs Peace & others—

Executive Office
Macon Sept 1^st 1864

Col. J. J. Pettus

The troops under your com-Mand & the militia in N. W. Miss, are raised for the ass-istance of Maj Gen^l Forrest to protect the part of the State guarded by him

Cousult with him as to the disposition of the militia in the border Counties & as to the best means of defence—If it is best to grant this petition after advising with Gen^l Forrest You can give such orders as you deem best

Chas. Clark
Gov. Miss