Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to General Dabney H. Maury; August 15, 1864

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Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to General Dabney H. Maury; August 15, 1864

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People

Harris, Nathaniel H.Maury, Dabney Herndon, 1822-1900 Pace, G. S.Pelters?, G?Pemberton, John C. (John Clifford), 1814-1881

Events

Confederate States of America--Draft Criminal Procedure--Parole Military Events--Capitulations Military Events--Military discharge Military Events--Prisoner Exchange

Military Units

Mississippi. Militia

Places

Alabama Alabama--Marengo County. Demopolis Alabama--Mobile County. Mobile Mississippi--Noxubee County. Macon Mississippi--Warren County. Vicksburg

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Draftees Prisoners of War

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Macon Aug 15 1864—

General—

My attention, has been called to the ^case^ ~~attention~~ of 1^st Lieut G S Pace of the Missi state troops, who was captured and paroled at Vicksburg.

There was a Brigade of state troops at Vicksburg, under the Command of Brig Genl Harris.

After these troops were surrendered and paroled, Lt Genl Pemberton, after they left Vicksburg, ordered them to report to G? Pelters?. They did so report and were by his order mustered out of service in September 1863. These troops were only temporarily in the service, and of the Confederate Government, and having been mustered out of the service of The State, are not now in any service—not having been exchanged. They cannot now be held to service

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at all, and if they were ever exchanged they could only be gotten into the Confederate service by Conscription. For this reason therefore, they are not likely to be exchanged until all the enlisted men whose services can be made immediately available, are first exchanged.

I respectfully suggest therefore, that the officers and men of this Brigade cannot be properly held in the Paroled Camp at Demopolis, and request that Lt Pace, and all others who are now held there may be at once discharged, as their retention there cannot effect any good, and is only productive of dissatisfaction.

I am General
Very Respectfully
Yr obedient servant

Governor of Missi

Maj Genl Maury
Comdg
Mobile, Ala.

Copy of Letter to Genl. Maury