Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Bush Jones from the headquarters of the 9th Alabama Battalion in camp near Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Governor John Gill Shorter in Alabama.

In the letter, Jones asks the governor to intercede in St. Clair County and punish the "band of traitors and deserters, enemies to our country and its cause, who are pillaging, robbing, harassing, and intimidating the families of the loyal citizens and soldiers from that county." A transcr...

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Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Alabama documents
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spellingShingle	Alabama documents Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Bush Jones from the headquarters of the 9th Alabama Battalion in camp near Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Governor John Gill Shorter in Alabama.
fulltopic	Alabama documents Jones, Bush, 1836-1872; Shorter, John Gill, 1818-1872; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Governors--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Desertions; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Destruction and pillage; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects
description	In the letter, Jones asks the governor to intercede in St. Clair County and punish the "band of traitors and deserters, enemies to our country and its cause, who are pillaging, robbing, harassing, and intimidating the families of the loyal citizens and soldiers from that county." A transcription is included.
spelling	Q0000062255 - Q0000062256Q62255 - Q62256Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Bush Jones from the headquarters of the 9th Alabama Battalion in camp near Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Governor John Gill Shorter in Alabama.In the letter, Jones asks the governor to intercede in St. Clair County and punish the "band of traitors and deserters, enemies to our country and its cause, who are pillaging, robbing, harassing, and intimidating the families of the loyal citizens and soldiers from that county." A transcription is included.1863 July 161863-07-161860-1869Jones, Bush, 1836-1872; Shorter, John Gill, 1818-1872; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Governors--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Desertions; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Destruction and pillage; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspectsTextCorrespondenceAlabama. Governor (1861-1863 : Shorter)Alabama Governor (1861-1863 : Shorter) administrative FilesRSG00252v6447Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/6477
title	Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Bush Jones from the headquarters of the 9th Alabama Battalion in camp near Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Governor John Gill Shorter in Alabama.
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Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Bush Jones from the headquarters of the 9th Alabama Battalion in camp near Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Governor John Gill Shorter in Alabama.

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