Letter from W. A. Love to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus; May 14, 1862

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Letter from W. A. Love to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus; May 14, 1862

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Love, W. A.Moore, William H.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867

Military Units

Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 43rd Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 43rd. Company K

Organizations

Confederate States of America--War Department

Places

Mississippi--Monroe County. Aberdeen

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Aberdene Miss

May. 14 1862

Gov John J Pettus

Dear Sir enclosed I send you a list of The Kemper "Fencibles" a company I organised on the 3^rd of May under a commission which I Recd from the Secretary of War issued on the 4^th of March 1862. We are a company of infantry. The men have been sworn in but—it has not been in my power to have them [m?cally] inspected We came here to join Moores regiment but the regiment was full before we arrived I do not Know whether we are to receive our commissions from the War Department or from you If from you please send them to me at your [?] moment

All of the commissioned officers of the regiment organised here to day are anxious to have the [?] to let us go with this regiment as Sharp Shooters and are going to send up a written petition to that effect but should the proposition not succeed and should we make no opposition of ourselves I hope you will exert what power you may have in placing us at a place of rendezvous convenient to our houses. or giving us a chance to join some regiment or Battalion which we may ~~choose~~to go in to I wish you would exercise your power in procurring my tents if compati-ble with your duty I believe this is the first favor, I ever asked at your hand. I make free to ask one now as you have told me frequently that your friendship and favor I could have whenever I should ask it Please let me hear from you soon,

Yours truly
W A Love

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W. A Love Kemper Fencibles

May 1862

Gov J. J. Pettus
Jackson
Miss

Favor of Maj,, Brown

Answered