Letter from James H. Catching to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus; September 2, 1861

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Letter from James H. Catching to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus; September 2, 1861

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Catching, James H.Catching, William S.Graves, T. A.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Singleton, Otho R. (Otho Robards), 1814-1889

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Military Events--Military discharge

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Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 4th Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 4th. Company B

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Georgetown (Miss.)Madison County (Va.)Virginia

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Georgetown Miss
Sept the 2^nd 61

Hon John. J. Pettus

Dear sir

The Bearer of this, William S. Catching my brother leaves me to day with a full determination to go to Virginia to assist our many patri-otic soldiers in driving the Hessians from our sacred soil William presents him-self to you to recognize his recommendation from Capt,, Graves of the Copiah Horse-Gaurds to be discharged from the above company and grant him a passport to Virginia to join the Confederates com-manded by Hon O R Singleton of Madicine County, There are many rumors circulated by Capt. Graves and others of your determ=ination in not sanctioning either disch-arges or the disbanding of this company—but I cannot believe you design in hol=ding men or soldiers under an officer or in a company that has met with so discouragement and under the command of a man with whom nearly all of his company have lost every particle of confi-dince Whether this loss of confidince in

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Capt Graves is well founded or not in your opinion from representations from him and others is not for me to say but certainly I can say from the confidence I have in you as our chief executor, you have no desire to force a soldier or a company of soldiers to serve under one who they have no confidence and when I hear men that I have been raised with and know them to be as true and patriotic and as a worthy citizens as the state of Miss,, has declare before they would go off again under Capt Graves they would be born off a dead corps

My brother has made no such declarati=ons of the kind that I know of, but has long since come to the conclusion to quit the company in silence standing fair with all and leave before some unforseen act might transpire to sink the company with his name into oblivion The company he seeks to join in Virginia is composed of yong men of his acquaintence and relitives formed in Madicine County Trusting this to meet your aprobation I remain yours respectfuly

Jas. H. Catching

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Jos H Catchings
Sept 2^d 1861