Telegram from William Barksdale to Adjutant General William H. Brown; May 17, 1861

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Telegram from William Barksdale to Adjutant General William H. Brown; May 17, 1861

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Barksdale, William, 1821-1863 Brown, William H.Green, Norvin, 1818-1893

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Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 12th Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 12th. Company A Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 12th. Company B Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 12th. Company C Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 12th. Company D Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 12th. Company E Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 12th. Company F Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 12th. Company G Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 12th. Company H Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 12th. Company I Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 12th. Company K Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 13th Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 13th. Company A Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 13th. Company B Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 13th. Company C Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 13th. Company D Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 13th. Company E Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 13th. Company F Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 13th. Company G Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 13th. Company H Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 13th. Company I Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 13th. Company K

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Telegraph Company Telegraph Company--South-Western Telegraph Company (Ky.)

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Corinth (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)Kentucky Louisville (Ky.)

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South-Western Telegraph Company.

THE PUBLIC are notified, that in order to guard against mistakes in the transmission of messages, every message of importance ought to be repeated, by being sent back from the station at which it is to be received, to the station from which it is originally sent. Half the usual price for transmission will be charged for repeating the message, and while this Company will, as heretofore, use every precaution to ensure correctness, it will not be responsible for mis-takes or delays in the transmission or delivery of repeated messages, beyond an amount exceeding two hundred times the amount paid for sending the message; nor will it be responsible for mistakes or delays in the transmission of unrepeated messages, from whatever cause they may arise, nor for delays arising from interruptions in the working of its Telegraphs, nor for any mistake or omission of any other Company, over whose lines a message is to be sent to reach the place of destination.

All messages will hereafter be received by this Company for transmission, subject to the above conditions.

N. GREEN, Prest., Louisville,Ky.

May 7^th 18601

By Telegraph from Corinth 7 18601
To Adjt Genl Brown
Jackson

Twelfth regiment Composed of Clark Rifles, Natchez Fencibles, Raymond Fencibles, Pettus Relief, Sardis Blues, Durant Rifles Sharpe==shooter Claiborne Guards, Satartia Rifles & Lawrence Rifles.

Thirteenth composed of Spartan Band Alamutcha Infantry, Winston Guards Wayne Rifles Minute ^Men^ Newton Rifle Kemper Legion Lauderdale Zouvaes Pettus Guards & Secessionists. Send me by telegraph the rank ^of^ the Companies in each regiment

W^m Barksdale
Col Commanding

Ans^d May 17, 1861.

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W^m Barksdale
17^th May 61

Dispatch
Co^l. Barksdale
Ans^d May 17
1861