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Re: 2nd Regiment Mississippi State Troops - Quinn'

Fara, email me separately for details.

If James A. Faust's middle name is Alfred, he was mentioned in Mary Wilkinson's letter to Micajah at Milldale, Mississippi from Liberty, Mississippi on Nov. 9, 1862.

"...Alferd Faust said they were talking of disbanding." This may be what he has heard from his messmates in the 2nd Miss. and would confirm that he like Micajah Wilkinson was home for a time in the fall of 1862. Micajah was in Milldale, Miss. with the Militia at least through Oct. 29, 1862 based on the two letters I have transcribed from him to Mary.

Micajah's letter of Feb. 25, 1863 is a very informative look at the 2nd Miss. and describes his return to the regiment from furlough, a furlough that he admits extending.

Another Faust, H.M. Faust of Co. C 7th Miss., is mentioned in a Matt Dunn letter which is published in the Journal of Mississippi History and is available at the Miss. Dept. of Archives and History. The letters may also be available at the Amite County Website.

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