Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Charles F. Hamer to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 2, 1862

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Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Charles F. Hamer to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 2, 1862

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Bolt, Y.Gaitley, Unknown Hamer, Clarence F.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Tyler, H. C.Van Dorn, Earl, 1820-1863

Events

Confederate States of America--Draft

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Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 18th Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 18th. Company D Mississippi Home Guard Mississippi. Militia Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Battalion, 2nd Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Battalion, 2nd. Reserves United States. Army

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Confederate States of America. Congress

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Haynes Bluff Landing (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)Military training camps--Camp Smith (Miss.)

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Military Status--Draftees

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Camp Smith Augt. 2^nd 1862

To His Excellency
J. J. Pettus

Some days since I wrote to you touching Capt. Tyler's Company of mounted Gun Men, raised under commission directly from yourself—

Soon thereafter, I received orders to march all the troops under my command to Haynes Bluff, Capt Tylers' Company being included. I do not know that my letter was forwarded to you—

On 31^st ult^o I saw Gen^l Van Dorn and tried to have defined the status of the conscripts in said company They deserve some consideration. The volunteered some months ago and have been in the field in active service two months. They are now at Haynes Bluff and Genl Van Dorn says he will retain them until there is no longer any necessity & then removed them to a camp of instruction—

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alledging that he has no power to interpose between them and the act of Congress &c. I respectfully suggested to him that he was at that very moment doing what he said he had no power to do—

Now what I wish to ask of you is this, That you ask of the proper confederate authorities to permit you to retain in your service these men already serving their country before the order in regard to con=scripts was published—men now in effect, serving the confederate states—men who would already be in confederate companies, had they not been induced (by the pressure of the enemy at their own doors) to join a company to defend their Homes, which company was organised by your direction & as I understood under your especial direction.

I ask in Justice to these men that they be allowed to remain in their present organization—but if that be impossible, then when dismissed by Genl Van Dorn let them have some reasonable time to prepare ^for^ & join a Company of their own choice—

I trust Governor you will find time to give this matter your immediate & efficient attention These men have been under my command & I find it my duty to urge their cause, when I am so well convinced of its justice

Very Resply
Yr obt svt

C. F. Hamer
Lt Col Y Bolt

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Aug. 2 1862
Camp Smith
Col Hamer at the Raft

To His Excellency
Gov Pettus
Jackson
Miss

Luit Gaitley