Letter from S. Easterling to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 28, 1863

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Letter from S. Easterling to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 28, 1863

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People

Brown, Albert Gallatin, 1813-1880 Easterling, Simon Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Pillow, Gideon Johnson, 1806-1878 Powe, W. T.Shannon, J. J.

Events

Military Events--Military elections Military Events--Military service exemption Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment Political Office--Appointment to office

Military Units

Mississippi. Militia Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Regiment

Organizations

Confederate States of America--War Department

Occupations

Plantation overseers

Places

Bodies of Water--Interstate. Mississippi River Mississippi--Bolivar County Mississippi--Carroll County Mississippi--Holmes County Mississippi--Issaquena County Mississippi--Jasper County Mississippi--Jasper County. Paulding Mississippi--Sunflower County Mississippi--Washington County Mississippi--Yazoo County

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Paulding Miss Aug 28^th 63

Hon John, J, Pettus

Dear Sir

Being desirous of rendering all the aid that I can to the Cause of the Confederacy, I respectfully solicit your influence with the proper authorities, the appointment to raise a Company of Cavalry in the Counties of Issaquena Washington Bolivar Sunflower Holmes Yazoo & Carroll. I have been living in Washington County for the last five Years and I know that a person of energy can raise a fine Company with good horses in those Counties, out of men who have heretofore been exempt, and above the age of 35 years, [gap] On the organization of the Militia of Washington County early last year, I was Elected Second Lieut, (In October I was forced to leave, living right on the Miss River as I was following the Occupation of Overseer) The Militia of Washington County Scattered in many directions, leaving Scarcly a corp-erls guard, [gap] Not being personally acquainted

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with your Honor, I solicited W T Powe to write the enclosed, I am a native of Miss, being raised in the County of Jasper, I hope I have some claims as well as the interest of the State at Heart. Hoping you will confer with Gen Pillow & the War Department in regard to my appointment

I am Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt

S. Easterling

Address
S. Easterling Paulding Jasper County Miss

Refer to Hon. A G Brown & J J Shannon

P.S.
I am very anxious to get a ^(Sertain)^ class of men out of those River Counties [gap] S E