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DAVIS, JEFFERSON, President, C.S.A. Autograph letter signed ("Jefferson Davis") to former C.S.A. General Braxton Bragg, Memphis, 4 March 1872. 1¾ pages, 8vo, integral blank, docketed by Bragg: "...Beauregard publications about his relief from Com[man]d of Army at Tupelo..."
DAVIS AND BRAGG COMPARE NOTES ON BEAUREGARD. A continuing controversy over Beauregard and Bragg. Davis is grateful for "...information in regard to [former Confederate General P.G.T.] Beauregard's misrepresentation. My impression has been that the order to you caused his application for Surgeon's certificate...my recollection is that he told you that he as an Engineer officer was not sufficiently reacquainted...to perform the duties required by the condition of the command at Tupelo, and that he would therefore devolve them upon you..." Beauregard evacuated Corinth, Mississippi in May 1863, and then took sick leave without asking for permission or even telling Davis. Davis, in turn, replaced Beauregard with Braxton Bragg.
DAVIS AND BRAGG COMPARE NOTES ON BEAUREGARD. A continuing controversy over Beauregard and Bragg. Davis is grateful for "...information in regard to [former Confederate General P.G.T.] Beauregard's misrepresentation. My impression has been that the order to you caused his application for Surgeon's certificate...my recollection is that he told you that he as an Engineer officer was not sufficiently reacquainted...to perform the duties required by the condition of the command at Tupelo, and that he would therefore devolve them upon you..." Beauregard evacuated Corinth, Mississippi in May 1863, and then took sick leave without asking for permission or even telling Davis. Davis, in turn, replaced Beauregard with Braxton Bragg.