Letter from General Dabney H. Maury to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; August 14, 1864

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Letter from General Dabney H. Maury to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; August 14, 1864

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Clark, Charles, 1811-1877 Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877 Maury, Dabney Herndon, 1822-1900

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Confederate States of America--Draft Military Events--Capitulations

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Alabama. Militia Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Department of the West Mississippi. Militia United States. Army

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Mississippi--Legislature

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Alabama Alabama--Mobile County. Mobile Georgia--Fulton County. Atlanta Military Forts--Alabama. Fort Gaines Military Forts--Alabama. Fort Morgan Military Forts--Alabama. Fort Powell Mississippi--Lauderdale County. Meridian Mississippi--Madison County. Canton Mississippi--Noxubee County. Macon

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Mobile August 14^th_,, 1864

My dear Sir,

I hoped to see you at Macon when last at Meridian, but affairs here required and still require my presence, so that I could not visit you,

The column advancing down the central road is very heavy. Forrest needs all the help he can get, Unfortunately the State forces of Alabama are all called here, and those of Mississippi are not yet ready for the field.

I hope the recent action of your legislature will enable you to place in service men enough to retard the enemy until the help which is coming can join us.

Please urge the people to bring their own arms and ammunition as much as possible; for, my supply of small arms, on hand is almost exhausted, and there will be some delay in procuring more, If you have any companies actually ready for the field please inform me. so that I can promptly forward arms, so far as I can now do so problably (500) five hundred are now available here for your immediate call and I have sent for more,

I have such information from ^Atlanta^ ~~Canton~~ and from the Trans Miss. as makes me believe all will soon be right, But the whole people of Mississippi must rally to Forrest at once,

The premature surrender of Forts Powell and Gaines has opened Mobile to attack, Fort Morgan is beleaguered by land and water, it will stand a long attack, I hope, But an army must be assembled here at once and it will hare to be an Army of Alabama State Troops. Militia &c It is now for the enemy to decide on what day he will

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open on this city,

I expect to go to Meridian in a day or two, and will endeavor to pay my respects toyou,

Very Respectfully
Yr Obt Svt

Dabney H Maury

His Exc'y
Charles Clark
govr of Missⁱ„

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Maury