Letter to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 27, 1861

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Letter to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 27, 1861

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Allen, J. A.Atteberry, C. S.Atteberry, J. W.Bell, D.Bell, Joshua Bell, S. B.Boyd, John Brandon, A.Bridges, O. H.Cockrell, J. W.Cockrell, Moses Jr.Dane, George Dare, Henry Davis, W. M.Elkin, Thomas F.Fant, A. A.Fant, Albert E.Fant, C. S.Fant, J. C.Farrar, J. M.Featherston, J. S.Featherston, R. W.Harrison, J. H.Hazeal, J. F.Hill, James Hinton, U. B.Holbrook, D. G.Hopkins, Wade Jones, J. H.Jones, James S.Macon, J. H.Martin, M.McBurney, T. F.McGowan, J. W.Norwood, H. G.Oneal, James Oneal, John Oneal, Z.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Philips, F.Phillips, J.Price, N.Slaughter, C. B.White, J. F.Williams, A.Williams, D. S.Williams, Scott Williams, Thomas B.Williams, W. L.

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Alabama--Montgomery County. Montgomery Mississippi--Noxubee County. Armitage Mississippi--Noxubee County. Shuqualak

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[seal]

Armitage, Noxubee Co., Miss.
May 27', 1861

Hon. J J. Pettus, Govenor
of the State of Mississippi

Dear Sir:

The undersigned have associated together for the purpose of forming a Volunteer Company of infantry, to be known and designated as Noxubee Blues. With the design of a tender of our services to the State of Mississippi for twelve months, the Noxubee Blues were regularly organized by the adoption of rules and regulations for their government—the election of officers—the adoption of a uniform & the procuring of music; but your recent proclamation, declining to reci-eve any more corps for this branch of service, depending this object, we respectfully ask to be organized as a Volunteer Company under the laws of the State of Mississippi. If it would not be a violation of law, we would respectfully ask that the officers now elected be commiss-ioned upon your recognition of the company as now organized. The officers are A, E, Fant Capt. Wade Hopkins 1^st Lieut. R. W. Featherston 2^d Lieut. and

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James Hill 3^d Lieut.

It is needless to remind your Excellency of the imperitive necessity for the thorough drill of every man capable of bearing arms, at the present critical period in our history, nor labor to convince you of the entire inadequ-acy of the militia drill to prepare men for effective service in the field—

The law provides that there shall not be more than two companies of Volunteers in our County but since the disbanding of the Quitman Light Infantry at Shuqualak in this county, there is no bar to our application in that direction.

It will not be inappropriate to remark that a majority of the Noxubee Blues are anxious to serve their county in the field, & would report to the war department at Montgomery, & tender their services during the war, but for the fact that it would be morally wrong to take a number of the men, who now compose the corps, from their families. When it shall have added to its ra-nks (as it most assuredly will, such material as should bear the onset of the Conflict, we shall promptly tender its services for the war—

Could your Excellency give us muskets which are unfit for service in the field, but would answer the purpose of drill?

We are, very Respectfully,
Your ob't Serv'ts,
A. E. Fant
Wade Hopkins
R. W. Featherston
James Hill
U. B. Hinton
D. G. Holbrook
James S. Jones
J. W. Cockrell
J. H. Harrison
C. S. Atteberry
J. H. Jones
A. A. Fant
D. S. Williams
A. Williams
S. B. Bell
C. B. Slaughter
J. W. Atteberry
Henry Dare
Geo. Dane
H. G. Norwood

C. S. Fant
<h3>Oneal, Z.</h3> " ref="#S94934">Z. Oneal
<h3>Oneal, James</h3> " ref="#S90368">Jas.Oneal
<h3>Oneal, John</h3> " ref="#S90369">John Oneal
<h3>Featherston, J. S.</h3> " ref="#S90370">J. S. Featherston
<h3>Brandon, A.</h3> " ref="#S90371">A. Brandon
<h3>Bridges, O. H.</h3> " ref="#S90372">O. H. Bridges
<h3>Elkin, Thomas F.</h3> " ref="#S90373">Tho. F. Elkin
<h3>Price, N.</h3> " ref="#S90374">N. Price
<h3>Williams, Scott</h3> " ref="#S90375">Scott Williams
<h3>Williams, W. L.</h3> " ref="#S94935">W. L. Williams
<h3>Williams, Thomas B.</h3> " ref="#S90377">Tho. B. Williams
<h3>Cockrell, Moses Jr.</h3> " ref="#S94936">Moses Cockrell Jr.
<h3>Bell, D.</h3> " ref="#S90379">D. Bell
<h3>Fant, J. C.</h3> " ref="#S90380">J. C. Fant
<h3>Philips, F.</h3> " ref="#S90381">F. Philips
<h3>Bell, Joshua</h3> " ref="#S90382">Joshua Bell
<h3>Hazeal, J. F.</h3> " ref="#S90383">J. F. Hazeal
<h3>Farrar, J. M.</h3> " ref="#S90384">J. M. Farrar
<h3>Davis, W. M.</h3> " ref="#S90385">W. M. Davis

T. F. M^cBurney
M. Martin
J. F. White
J. H. Macon
J. A. Allen
John Boyd
J. Phillips
J. W. M^cGowan

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may 27^th 1861
A E Fant & others tendering company

Volunteer Com-pany tendered Noxubee County.