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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00627 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | James Pettigrew to Zebulon B. Vance about deserters |
| Date | 22 May 1863 |
| Author | Pettigrew, James Johnston (1828-1863) |
| Recipient | Vance, Zebulon B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Encloses letters (not included) sent to soldiers from their homes encouraging desertion. Discusses the growing problem of desertion in the army at length and attributes it to one cause, the negative state of public opinion on the home front. Believes that the commanding officers are not doing enough to combat desertion in their ranks. Remarks that, "The great majority of my Brigade would shoot a deserter as quick as they would a snake, but our place is here and not in the rear ... " States that he has sent men out to bring back the deserters dead or alive but thinks they will not be successful unless the citizens take part. Letter shows docketing by Zebulon B. Vance. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Desertion Children and Family |
| People | Pettigrew, James Johnston (1828-1863) Vance, Zebulon Baird (1830-1894) |
| Place written | Hanover Junction, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Pettigrew was a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Vance, who had fought for the Confederacy with North Carolina troops, was governor of North Carolina from August 1862 until May 1865, when he was arrested by Union authorities. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |