Letter from J. J. Smylie to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 21, 1862
Title
Letter from J. J. Smylie to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 21, 1862
Subject
Mississippi. Governor; Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867.
Description
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. J. Smylie to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning United States forces movements against Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Creator
Smylie, J. J.
Publisher
Mississippi Department of Archives and History. (electronic version); Mississippi Digital Library. (electronic version)
Date
1862-06-21
Contributor
Funding for this project provided by The Dale Center for Study of War and Society-USM, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, the Mississippi Digital Library, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the University of Southern Mississippi, and the Watson-Brown Foundation
Rights
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Language
English
Identifier
mdah_757-942-2-24
Coverage
1862
Text
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June 21st 1862,
Gov Pettus,
I have been assigned other duties and for the present am removed from Vicksburg, I sent your saddle to you for I did not know when you would go to V,B, and I did know when I left, it would be made the [back?] saddle, for the camp, I am inclined to think that there is little hope of holding Vicksburg and that it is the intention of the Confederate officers to fall back on the line of the Mobile & Ohio R,R, I have always gave where ordered and in my deparment have been, I hope, an effecient officer, If not, why Am I sent so often on detatched service,
I want Maj Gen Tupper to organize the militia and my lot will be cast with him, I have some experience and am going to Canton tomorrow on official business, where I hope to see him, and If you can do so, please give me a letter of introduction, I cannot & will not leave Miss, with the infernal Yankee shouting in my rear, My all is here, and here I stay, I shall resign & hope to get something to do under my nation state
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Whatever I may know of military matters & I have not been an uninterested spectator for 12 months of camp life & Army Movements, I lay on the alter of Mississippi, I shall live on or under the soil of my nation state, [Pompy?] will meet me at the cars sunday night, on my way is Canton, I wish to have a conference with Gen. Tupper & if you & he, can find anything for me to do I shall gladly take service, I have the ^honor^ to be
vry respectfully [yr?] [mo?] obt servt
J, J, Smylie
If you take the field in person, which I hope you will do when science leaves us, I would cheerfully & most gladlly follow your lead & I see no better chance to win imperishable renown than would then present itself to you
J, J, Smylie
wishes letter of introduction to Gen Tupper
June 1862
June 21st 1862,
Gov Pettus,
I have been assigned other duties and for the present am removed from Vicksburg, I sent your saddle to you for I did not know when you would go to V,B, and I did know when I left, it would be made the [back?] saddle, for the camp, I am inclined to think that there is little hope of holding Vicksburg and that it is the intention of the Confederate officers to fall back on the line of the Mobile & Ohio R,R, I have always gave where ordered and in my deparment have been, I hope, an effecient officer, If not, why Am I sent so often on detatched service,
I want Maj Gen Tupper to organize the militia and my lot will be cast with him, I have some experience and am going to Canton tomorrow on official business, where I hope to see him, and If you can do so, please give me a letter of introduction, I cannot & will not leave Miss, with the infernal Yankee shouting in my rear, My all is here, and here I stay, I shall resign & hope to get something to do under my nation state
Page 2:
Whatever I may know of military matters & I have not been an uninterested spectator for 12 months of camp life & Army Movements, I lay on the alter of Mississippi, I shall live on or under the soil of my nation state, [Pompy?] will meet me at the cars sunday night, on my way is Canton, I wish to have a conference with Gen. Tupper & if you & he, can find anything for me to do I shall gladly take service, I have the ^honor^ to be
vry respectfully [yr?] [mo?] obt servt
J, J, Smylie
If you take the field in person, which I hope you will do when science leaves us, I would cheerfully & most gladlly follow your lead & I see no better chance to win imperishable renown than would then present itself to you
J, J, Smylie
wishes letter of introduction to Gen Tupper
June 1862