Letter from Lieutenant W. A. Mitchell to General J. Z. George; April 5, 1863
Title
Letter from Lieutenant W. A. Mitchell to General J. Z. George; April 5, 1863
Subject
Children of military personnel; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 4th; Families of military personnel.; George, James Z. (James Zachariah), 1826-1897; Mississippi. Governor; Mississippi. Militia; Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867.
Description
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate Lieutenant W. A. Mitchell, 4th Mississippi Infantry, State Troops, to Confederate General J. Z. George requesting leave for 20 days to go home and assist his wife and five children.
Creator
Michell, W. A.
Publisher
Mississippi Department of Archives and History. (electronic version); Mississippi Digital Library. (electronic version)
Date
1863-04-05
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_757-944-9-22
Coverage
1863
Text
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Camp Duffin? Apl 5th 1863
Brgd, Genl, JZ George Dr sir
the under signed pititioner would Respectfully ask leave of absence for, twenty days for the following Reasons—he has a wife & 5 small children. and his wife has no help at tall, and it is absolutely necessary that he should go home for the time above specified, to assist them so as to fortify them against want, in addition to the above your pititioner has been in the state service since the 13th of August last, and has never been home on fur-lough [strikethrough] since [strikethrough] and in addition to that he had been-in the Confederate service for 13 months previous to entering the state service, and had been absent from his family the whole of that term, now in view of all these facts, he urges his claims, and asks a fur lough for at least the time specified
W A Mitchell 1st,
Lt Comdg Comp (K)
4, R, M, S, T
Approved
W C Bromley Col,
4 R, M, S, T.
Page 2:
Apprvd
[?]
[?]
[Report?]
[?]
Lt Mitchel's application for furlough of 20 days on account of destitute family
Approved & resp'y ford to the Governor
—
TC Tupper
Maj Genl
application of 1st Lt W A Mitchell Co K, 4 Regt. M S. T for a 20 days leave of absence
Camp Duffin? Apl 5th 1863
Brgd, Genl, JZ George Dr sir
the under signed pititioner would Respectfully ask leave of absence for, twenty days for the following Reasons—he has a wife & 5 small children. and his wife has no help at tall, and it is absolutely necessary that he should go home for the time above specified, to assist them so as to fortify them against want, in addition to the above your pititioner has been in the state service since the 13th of August last, and has never been home on fur-lough [strikethrough] since [strikethrough] and in addition to that he had been-in the Confederate service for 13 months previous to entering the state service, and had been absent from his family the whole of that term, now in view of all these facts, he urges his claims, and asks a fur lough for at least the time specified
W A Mitchell 1st,
Lt Comdg Comp (K)
4, R, M, S, T
Approved
W C Bromley Col,
4 R, M, S, T.
Page 2:
Apprvd
[?]
[?]
[Report?]
[?]
Lt Mitchel's application for furlough of 20 days on account of destitute family
Approved & resp'y ford to the Governor
—
TC Tupper
Maj Genl
application of 1st Lt W A Mitchell Co K, 4 Regt. M S. T for a 20 days leave of absence