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Printed Letter from General Beauregard to Rabbi Mechelbacker Regarding Jewish Soldiers' Leave, Charleston Mercury, January 27, 1863

A reprint of a letter from General Beauregard's Assistant Adjutant-General, Thomas Jordan, to Rabbi M.I. Mechelbacker, dated September 1, 1861, declining a request for furloughs for Jewish soldiers during the High Holidays. This letter, published in the Charleston Mercury on January 27, 1863, explains the military's inability to grant leave due to the ongoing conflict. The newspaper also contains an advertisement for Isaac Eger Hertz.

Associated People/Businesses

Charleston Mercury
MECHELBACKER, M. I. REV. / HERTZ, ISAAC EGER (BORN 1812 IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA)

Geography

Charleston

Subjects

Judaism

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Oversize Box 1, Folder 2