Letter from Judah P. Benjamin to John J. Pettus Requesting Troops, February 1, 1862

Two-page letter written on Confederate States of America, War Department stationery from Judah P. Benjamin, Secretary of War, to John J. Pettus, Governor of Mississippi, requesting troops under the recently passed act of the Confederate Congress. Although the letter bears a printed date of 1861, the '1' has been crossed out and replaced with a '2', making the most likely date February 1, 1862. This letter is significant in the context of Mississippi's secession from the Union and the early days of the American Civil War.

Associated People/Businesses

• Benjamin, J. P. (Judah Philip), 1811-1884
• Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
• Confederate States of America
• Benjamin, Judah P.

Geography

• Richmond
• Jackson
• Mississippi

Subjects

• Military correspondence
• Secession

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 1, Folder 12