Jefferson Davis on the Fall of Vicksburg

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I'm currently working on creating a finding aid for the Telegrams sent to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus during the Civil War. I thought the group might find this telegram of interest:

July 11, 1863
By Telegraph from Richmond
To: Gov. J.J. Pettus

Your dispatch recvd. confirmation of the fall of Vicksburg. Increases if possible my painful disappointment it appears the army inside did its full duty. What aid can you give now to defense of the interior. Grant my offer another opportunity. What is the present state of feeling & of public opinion. Telegraph & write fully. We are entitled to immediate release of the paroled garrison & endeavor to have the promptest action.

Jefferson Davis


Series 762, Box 948, Folder 10, Mississippi Department of Archives and History
 
Very Interesting, have you found Gov Pettus's reply?
 
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