Letter from Captain R. M. Butler to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; April 22, 1865

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Letter from Captain R. M. Butler to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; April 22, 1865

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Allen, S. L.Butler, R. M.Clark, Charles, 1811-1877 Davis, J. C.Mister, M. K.Montgomery, W. E.Pettigrew, Jasper De. C.Roberts, Unknown Russell, Daniel R.Self, L. B.Shearon, T. R.

Military Units

Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 20th Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 20th. Company C Mississippi. Militia Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Battalion, 2nd Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Battalion, 2nd. Reserves

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Headquarters, Military

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Brandon (Miss.)Enterprise (Miss.)Scooba (Miss.)

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Military deserters

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Scooba Miss. April 22^nd,, 1865

Capt.

The following deserters from my Company are supposed to be with the Command of Major Montgomery of Miss. State Troops: viz:

Private S. L. Allen about 47 years of age.
" Jasper De. C. Pettigrew " 19 " " "
" Roberts age unknown
" L. B. Self[gap] " [gap] "

This command has, for a long time, been scouting near the homes of theses men, and has offered them protection. I have twice applied to Major Montgomery for the return of these men but to no purpose; and I now request that they be demanded through your Head-quarters.

It may be well to state that Privates Roberts and Self belong to the detachment of Russell's Company turned over to me by

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Major T. R. Shearon, to whom Capt. Russell had been ordered to report. The other two men were enlisted, by me, about the 1^st,, of June 1864.

Very Respectfully
Your Obt. Servt.
R, M, Butler

Capt Comndg, unattached
Company Miss. Reserves,

To
Capt. M. K. Mister
A. A. Gen^l,,.

Scooba Miss April 22^nd_" 1865

Capt. R.M. Butler
Comndg, unattached Co.
—Miss. Reserves—

Request for return of deserters from his Co—
now serving with Montgomery's Battalion
Miss State Troops—

Hd 2nd Cavalry Reserves
Scooba Miss Apl 23^rd 1865
Respy Fowd to Genl Brandon with the earnest request that these men
be returned (under guard)—to their proper command—
J C Davis
="Col. Comdg

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Head Quarters Reser forces
Enterprise Apl 24^th 1865
Respy ford to Gov Clark with the request that these men be returned to their command under guard

By order
Brig Genl M Brandon
Min Men
AAG

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