Letter from Captain D. W. Rogers to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; February 26, 1863

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Letter from Captain D. W. Rogers to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; February 26, 1863

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Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Rogers, G. W. Rogers, D. W. Norton, P. H.

Events

Confederate States of America--Draft Recruiting and enlistment

Military Units

Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Cavalry Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 15th Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 15th. Company C Mississippi. Militia Mississippi. Militia. Reserves--Lafayette Cavalry

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Confederate States of America--Quartermaster Mississippi. Legislature

Places

Springdale (Miss.) Lafayette County (Miss.) Jackson (Miss.) Brookhaven (Miss.)

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Draftees Military families

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Spring Dale Feb 26th/63

Gov J, J, Pettus Dear Sir

I have been in this county for several days past collecting up my company I find it will be Small at best. but I want to take the field verry soon as I think there is a good opening north of here for service that will pay &c

I desire to call your attention to one fact. G. W. Rogers a member of my compa-ny. was at Jackson and there conScripted and sent to Brookhaven, and then put in the 15th Miss Regiment I desire that you would have him ordered back to my Compa-ny., as he is my Brother.. I know he cannot stand the infantry service. I believe can the cavaldry and his health is verry ^delicate^ at this time and has been for 12 months past

you will please remit me a bond for my Quarter Master so that ^he^ may get his securities in order to draw funds to pay for subsitence for the Company when we are in service the Qurter Master will draw no pay for his servises neither will any of the Company we only ask Amunition and subsistence while we are in the service I will appint a Quater Master as soon

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as I recieve the Bond to be given and send him to Jackson for Amunition and funds. &c at At the time the within named G,, W,, Rogers was conscripted when he wrote to me I thought the legislature had ordered all under a certain ^age^ to be disbanded and as such I did not demand him you will please instruct me what to do as I am anxious to be ready for service

Yours Respectfully [gap] D,, W,, Rogers
Capt of the
Lafayette Cavaldry

G. W. Rogers is in Capt Nortons Co. C
15th Miss Reg

Capt D, W, Rogers
Spring dale
Miss

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