Semmes, Paul Jones, 1815-1863 to Joseph E. Brown
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00508.11 Author/Creator: Semmes, Paul Jones, 1815-1863 Place Written: Columbus, Georgia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 11, 1861 Pagination: 4 p. : 25.5 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Semmes's retained copies. Writes to the Governor of Georgia to advise that Jefferson Davis is calling for only 2000 troops from the state of Georgia, instead of the 10,000 volunteers the state had planned to raise. Also advises that Davis planned to make all appointments of general officers in the state troops and gives Brown the opportunity to reconsider his commission of Semmes as brigadier general, lest it "might embarrass you and place us in an awkward position." This letter documents the start of the friction between Jefferson Davis and Georgia Governor Joseph Brown that lasted throughout the war. On verso is a 13 March 1861 letter to Governor Brown in which Semmes states that he has received his commission and will leave for Savannah shortly.
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