Avoiding the Draft Transcription
Title
Avoiding the Draft Transcription
Letter from discharged soldier to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; October 3, 1862
Subject
Confederate States of America. Army.; Draft resisters; Military discharge; Mississippi. Governor; Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867.; Retired military personnel
Description
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from a discharged soldier to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus informing on Robert L. Bates, who is avoiding the draft.
Creator
Unknown
Publisher
Mississippi Department of Archives and History. (electronic version); Mississippi Digital Library. (electronic version)
Date
1862-10-03
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_757-942-10-6
Coverage
1862