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(1ST MISSISSIPPI REGIMENTAL FORMATION PAPERS)

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(1ST MISSISSIPPI REGIMENTAL FORMATION PAPERS)
Great early war-date Confederate grouping of 13 documents regarding the formation of the 1st Mississippi volunteers, all dated at the end of August 1861, being addressed and signed by the relative captains of the companies concerned. Others are addressed to Mississippi Gen. Charles G. Dahlgren. Subject matter includes the use of substitutes for service, discharges from service, the enlistment of individuals, company organization, election returns for officers, appointments of officers, and marching orders. The documents are all on onion paper and appear to be retained headquarter copies, in various sizes. Some ink erosion causing negligible paper loss not affecting text.