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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09209 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | Milledge L. Bonham to General Pierre G. T. Beauregard defending his decision to cancel the mobilization of untrained militia |
| Date | 9 March 1863 |
| Author | Bonham, Milledge L. (1813-1890) |
| Recipient | Beauregard, Pierre G.T. (Gustave Toutant) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Defends his decision to suspend an earlier state militia reserve call-up, saying that the untrained militia are inefficient and would be more valuable planting crops at home. Supports his opinion with extracts from telegrams sent to General Garlington by Miles and Orr. |
| Subjects | Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Militia Confederate States of America Military History |
| People | Bonham, Milledge Luke (1813-1890) Beauregard, Gustave Toutant (1818-1893) |
| Place written | Columbia, South Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | From the wartime papers of South Carolina Governors Francis W. Pickens and Milledge L. Bonham. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |