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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05987.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Confederate Imprints and Broadsides |
| Title | Circular address to the absentees from the Tennessee cavalry of Forrest's command |
| Date | 13 February 1865 |
| Author | Jackson, William Hicks (1835-1903) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | From the headquarters of Brigadier General Jackson's cavalry division. Jackson says he was recently put in charge of the Tennessee cavalry "in this Department" and asks for their return to the colors. Says he feels identified with the troops and that his interest in their welfare moved him to make the request in order to secure "good behavior everywhere, and above all respect to citizens and their property." Will be welcomed back if they come voluntarily. Says anyone brought in as a prisoner will not join him. Asks the citizens of West Tennessee for their assistance in the matter. Says now that they have had ample time to provide for their families that the absentees need to return. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Desertion Cavalry Prisoner |
| Place written | Verona, Mississippi |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Law |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |