Telegram from Colonel John M. Simonton to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; September 19, 1864

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Telegram from Colonel John M. Simonton to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; September 19, 1864

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People

Clark, Charles, 1811-1877 Hill, J. L. S.Simonton, John M.

Events

General Orders. Mississippi--No. 39 (1864) (Confederate)Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment

Military Units

Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 1st Mississippi. Militia Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (Hill's)

Organizations

Railroads and Railroad Companies Telegraph Company Telegraph Company--South-Western Telegraph Company (Ky.)

Places

Mississippi--Alcorn County. Corinth Mississippi--Alcorn County. Rienzi Mississippi--Chickasaw County. Okolona Mississippi--Noxubee County. Macon

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South-Western Telegraph Company.

Macon Sept 19 18634

By Telegraph from Okolona " [gap] " 18634
To His Excy chas Clark Gov.

Col Hills regiment is at Rienzi & Corinth with two days rations no forage no trains runing to that ploint here rced your general order number 39 thirty day out will be hard to retain I will send them orders no six months volunteers reported several companies organizing I learn will report to Macon in ten days

Jno M Simonton Col Comdg
Rendezvous

58 Col

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Gov Clark