Letter from Captain Robert L. Adams to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 14, 1863
Title
Letter from Captain Robert L. Adams to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 14, 1863
Subject
Military deserters.; Mississippi. Governor; Mississippi. Militia; Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867.
Description
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Robert L. Adams, Captain of a company of state cavalry, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning his orders to arrest deserters in Madison County, Mississippi.
Creator
Adams, Robert L.
Publisher
Mississippi Department of Archives and History. (electronic version); Mississippi Digital Library. (electronic version)
Date
1863-04-14
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_757-944-11-5
Coverage
1863
Text
Page 1:
Pickens Station April 14/63
His Excelly. J. J. Pettus
Gov.
I have the honor to report that your Special order No. 30 requiring a detail of Ten Men another a Lietuenant to arrest deserters in Madison County was received on this 1st April
I have executed the Order in Person. Taking with me fifteen men. I return here with a list of deserters names which accompanied your orders showing the disposition made of them
It will be seen that many of them are sick and could not be removed of [these?] I exacted a pledge to Return to their Command as soon as they were able requiring at the same time a certificate of the Surgeon at Canton to their immediate disability
I arrested Several deserters not found in the list which we are Sent under guard to Hd. Qrs. of their respective regiment
It is proper to State that many of my company acting upon the presumption that we were disbanded had taken other Service before I received your Order & I found it troublesome to get enough together to execute the order.
you will please disband the company
Very Respectfully yours &c
Robt L Adams
Capt. R [Troop?}
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List of deserter names
D. I. McCants arrested and sent to Vaiden
W. McMurtry sick this man is insane & should be discharged
A. Parish arrested Sent to Vaiden
T J. Grafton returned to his co.
T. A. Carr Sick in bed
H N. Resmer returned to his co.
W. Nichols Sick in bed
E G. Carson arrested Sent to Vaiden
J. A. Young removed to Attala Co
A. G. Denton Mechanic discharged by the Governor
H. R. Barwick Sick in bed
E Logue arrested Sent to Vaiden
M. L. Clark Not found in the County
J. M. Preston removed to Georgia
W. R. Mayson Sick in bed
A. B. Temple airested Sergeon at Canton. Certifies ^Captured^ that he is [badly?]
J. W. Griffin arrested has sent a substitute
W. J. Baker " Sick
W B Coats removed to Scott County
L P Thompson arrested was discharged by his Comdg ^regular^ officer
E L. Thompson " Sick in bed
J C. Johnson returned to his Company
J. Glover not found in the County
T C. Bilbo arrested Sent to Vaiden
R. Y Soter '' '' "
G Terry " " "
J. Vincen " " "
A. Triplett & B, M. Martin arrested and Sent to Vaiden
C Dacy Sick
M. A. Cobb & H. V. Haley arrested and Sent to Vaiden
W. L. Smith & P Donoho " " "
T C Stein hid in Big Black Swamp Cant be found
Page 3:
Executive Office
Jackson Miss April
16th 1863
The Adjt Genl state of miss will accept the resignation of Capt R L Adams and the officers of his Company and direct him to disband the same
By order of Gov Pettus
James H Rives
Private Secty
Issued April 17— 1863
(Registered)
Pickens Station April 14/63
His Excelly. J. J. Pettus
Gov.
I have the honor to report that your Special order No. 30 requiring a detail of Ten Men another a Lietuenant to arrest deserters in Madison County was received on this 1st April
I have executed the Order in Person. Taking with me fifteen men. I return here with a list of deserters names which accompanied your orders showing the disposition made of them
It will be seen that many of them are sick and could not be removed of [these?] I exacted a pledge to Return to their Command as soon as they were able requiring at the same time a certificate of the Surgeon at Canton to their immediate disability
I arrested Several deserters not found in the list which we are Sent under guard to Hd. Qrs. of their respective regiment
It is proper to State that many of my company acting upon the presumption that we were disbanded had taken other Service before I received your Order & I found it troublesome to get enough together to execute the order.
you will please disband the company
Very Respectfully yours &c
Robt L Adams
Capt. R [Troop?}
Page 2:
List of deserter names
D. I. McCants arrested and sent to Vaiden
W. McMurtry sick this man is insane & should be discharged
A. Parish arrested Sent to Vaiden
T J. Grafton returned to his co.
T. A. Carr Sick in bed
H N. Resmer returned to his co.
W. Nichols Sick in bed
E G. Carson arrested Sent to Vaiden
J. A. Young removed to Attala Co
A. G. Denton Mechanic discharged by the Governor
H. R. Barwick Sick in bed
E Logue arrested Sent to Vaiden
M. L. Clark Not found in the County
J. M. Preston removed to Georgia
W. R. Mayson Sick in bed
A. B. Temple airested Sergeon at Canton. Certifies ^Captured^ that he is [badly?]
J. W. Griffin arrested has sent a substitute
W. J. Baker " Sick
W B Coats removed to Scott County
L P Thompson arrested was discharged by his Comdg ^regular^ officer
E L. Thompson " Sick in bed
J C. Johnson returned to his Company
J. Glover not found in the County
T C. Bilbo arrested Sent to Vaiden
R. Y Soter '' '' "
G Terry " " "
J. Vincen " " "
A. Triplett & B, M. Martin arrested and Sent to Vaiden
C Dacy Sick
M. A. Cobb & H. V. Haley arrested and Sent to Vaiden
W. L. Smith & P Donoho " " "
T C Stein hid in Big Black Swamp Cant be found
Page 3:
Executive Office
Jackson Miss April
16th 1863
The Adjt Genl state of miss will accept the resignation of Capt R L Adams and the officers of his Company and direct him to disband the same
By order of Gov Pettus
James H Rives
Private Secty
Issued April 17— 1863
(Registered)