Colquitt, Peyton H., 1831-1863 to Paul J. Semmes
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00572.28 Author/Creator: Colquitt, Peyton H., 1831-1863 Place Written: Columbus, Georgia Type: Telegram Date: January 17, 1861 Pagination: 1 p. ; 21 x 14 cm. Order a Copy
A member of the Columbus Guard advises Semmes to get "accoutrements and arms for our company we must have them pistols too. Get authority to organize Battalion that we may elect officers when we leave answer." On telegram stationery of the Magnetic Telegraph Company. Peyton H. Colquitt reached the rank of colonel; he died of wounds sustained at Chickamauga in September of 1863.
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