Letter from J. S. Bailey to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 18, 1863

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Letter from J. S. Bailey to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 18, 1863

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Bailey, J. S.Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Fitzgerald, Unknown Humphreys, Benjamin G. (Benjamin Grubb), 1865-1923 Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867

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Military Events--Military transfer Military Events--Raid Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment

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Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 21st Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 21st. Company F Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 21st. Company I Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 48th

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Charleston (Miss.)Fredericksburg (Va.)Sunflower County (Miss.)Tallahatchie County (Miss.)Virginia

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Charleston Missⁱ April 18 1863

His Excellency Gov. Pettus

The first company of volunteers from this county company F. in the 21^st Missⁱ Reg^t Co^l Humphreys, was ordered to Virginia at the begining of the war and have been there ever since. At the same time Company J. from Sunflower county was made up and ordered to Virginia. This company was commanded by Co^l Humphreys until he was promoted. These two companies are made of the very best material in the army and are now thoroughly diciplined. They are well acquainted with all this country and are very anxious to be transfered from Virginia to this state. I have recently recd a letter from Capt Fitzgerald of company F. who expresses great desire on the part of himself and his company as well as company I to be transfered to this State. I have no doubt that both of these companies could be more useful here than in Virginia and I learn from Cap^t Fitzgerald that there are one or two companies in Virginia who could be put in the place of these companies. It is the desire of the people here that these companies and particularly the company from this county company F. should be transfered. This company is efficient and well acquainted with the entire country and as troops have to be kept here it obvious that they could do more good than strangers The 48^th Missⁱ Reg^t which is near the 21^st at Fredericksburg has eleven companies and we would be glad if the Talla-

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J. S. Bailey
Charleston Miss
April 18^th 1863

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-hatchie Rifles, the company refered to, above, could be transfered to this state and this company put in its place. We would be glad if both of the two companies could be so transfered, but if only one can be had we think here that the Tallahatchie Rifles with its able officers will be very efficient especially as mounted infantry—It would be a nuclus around which the citizens would rally and would do more good in preventing raids than double or three times the number of strangers. If you would make a special request of the President would he not transfer one or both these companies to Missⁱ. If you will have them thus transfered you will greatly gratify the companies and the people of this country, and I hope and believe, will do the service and the country a benefit. I merely make this suggestion: If any other made is better or it can be done in any way we hope you will be able to have it done as we feel the need here of some efficient men who are familiar with the country Hoping you will succeed in effecting ^this transfer^ I remain

Yours truly

J. S. Bailey