Letter from L. B. Walker to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; September 18, 1860

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Letter from L. B. Walker to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; September 18, 1860

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Banks, C. B.Banks, H. J.Bennett, E. R.Berry, J. J.Berry, T. M.Bishop, J. D.Bishop, J. N.Crisco, W.Dickson, W. E.Douglas, William J.Eagan, E. P.Easterling, William B., Jr.Egan, M.Farlow, J. W.Frenches, G. J. P.Gardner, W. W.Gibson, L.Giles, William Gorwin?, J. C.Holloway, L. M.Hurst, Jacob Irwin, J. W.Jones G. G.Jones, J. J.Lee, A. J.Lee, N. W.Lurner, W.May, James McDonald, James H.Mendenhall, L. L.Norwood, G. W.Odom, C. D.Owens, G. W.Peacock, William Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Robinson, C. H.Robinson, O. J.Rutherford, V. H.Sandifer, E. C.Smith, H. F.Thurman, F. M.Walker, Asa Walker, F. Marian Walker, G.Walker, L. B.Walker, P. A.Weathersby, G. W.Webster, G. H.

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Military Events--Military elections

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Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 16th Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 16th. Company B

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Simpson County (Miss.)Westville (Miss.)

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Westville Miss. Sept. 18^th 1860

To His Excellency J J Pettus

I herewith transmit to you an application for an order to elect Officers & accompanied with the names of persons hav-ing associated for the purpose of forming a Volunteer Military Company in this County. We have not adopted our by Laws yet but have appointed a committee for that purpose, You will please grant the order immediately, and also let me know if we can get the rifles immediately by complying with the Law.

I think it necessary that we have an organization of the kind in this Section of thee State [gap] Respectfully Your O.b.t Servant,

L. B. Walker

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Westville Miss. Sept. 18^th 1860

To His Excellency John J. Pettus

We the undersigned Citizens of Simpson County, have associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a Volunteer Military Company in said County, and therefore pray Your Excellency to grant an order for the election of officers for said Company.

We have adopted Mississippi Rifles with bayonetts for our arms, and have adopted as our uniform dark blue with yellow buff Trimmings, cap with red-toped pom pom, Name adopted "Westville Guards,"

Names
L. B. Walker [gap] 1
T. M. Berry [gap] 2
F M Walker [gap] 3
H J Banks [gap] 4
J J Berry [gap] 5
Wm J. Douglas [gap] 6
V H Rutherford [gap] 7
O J Robinson [gap] 8
Wm Giles [gap] 9
E. C. Sandifer [gap] 10
Wm. B. Easterling Jr [gap] 11
E P Eagan [gap] 12
L M Holloway [gap] 13
G Walker [gap] 14
G. J. D. Finchess [gap] 15
M Egan [gap] 16

Names
J. W. Farlow [gap] 17
L C Gibson [gap] 18
G H Webster [gap] 19
W^m Peacock [gap] 20
W E Dickson [gap] 21
F M Thurman [gap] 22
Jacob Hurst [gap] 23
J C Gorwin? [gap] 24
W W Gardner [gap] 25
J W Irwin [gap] 26
C H Robinson [gap] 27
G W Norwood [gap] 28
P A Walker [gap] 29
C D Odom [gap] 30
H F Smith [gap] 31
G W Owens [gap] 32

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Names Continued

James H M^cDonald [gap] 33
A J Lee [gap] 34
J J Jones [gap] 35
C B Banks [gap] 36
W Crisco [gap] 37
Asa Walker Jr [gap] 38
J N Bishop [gap] 39
E R Bennett [gap] 40
L L Mendenhall [gap] 41
G W Weathersby [gap] 42
W Lurner [gap] 43
J. D. Bishop [gap] 44
G G Jones [gap] 45
N W Lee [gap] 46
James May [gap] 47