Letter from Lieutenant Hough to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; July 21, 1864

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Letter from Lieutenant Hough to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; July 21, 1864

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Clark, Charles, 1811-1877 Gholson, Samuel Jameson, 1808-1883 Hough, W.McGuirk, John M.Sandidge, Unknown

Events

Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment

Military Units

Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 3rd

Organizations

Military Headquarters

Places

Alabama--Marengo County. Demopolis Mississippi--Lauderdale County. Meridian Mississippi--Lowndes County. Columbus

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Hdqrs T. G. O.
Meridian July 21^st 1864

To His Excellency
Governor Cha^s_" Clarke:

Your letter inquiring whether M^cGuirks regt—was mustered for pay due from the Confederate States, by me in May last, has been rec^v_"? The Regt. was mustered for pay by myself & Capt Sandidge and the rolls ~~brought~~taken to Columbus Miss with the muster rolls of Genl Gholson's command. Before we completed the revision of them, I was ordered to Demopolis and left them in the possession of Capt Sandidge, who intended I think to have some of them that were inaccurate & much blurred, copied & resigned by the officers of M^cGuirks com^d_" Since then I have heard nothing of them. Capt Sandidge will be here in a few days & I will inquire of him & write you where they are—

I have the honor to be
Very Respecfully
You obt svt.

W Hough

A. I. Gen^l_"

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Letter
Capt Hough,