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Re: Calvin Brixey
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Mr. Smith,

I am writing you as the author of the 16th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment, “The Regiment’s black sheep, ‘Captain, USA’ Private (John?) Calvin (L.) Brixey, C.S.A., C Company,” to ask whether you can point me to the location of certain primary documents about Calvin Brixey.

Nicholson, Jim, “Cal Brixey, Most Infamous Bushwacker,” Grundy County Herald, (Sept. 2, 1976) at 17-A lists the following documents that describe important aspects of Brixey's last year of life:

January 14, 1864 – Letter from Col. Samuel Ross, 20th Connecticut, from Decherd, re Brixey.
Shortly thereafter, Brixey makes report of his “mission.”
June 4, 1864 – Brixey placed under arrest by order of Andrew Johnson.
June 28, 1864 – document from Andrew Johnson declining to free Brixey.
___ – Letter from Brixey in Nashville military prison to ___
July 21, 1864 – Letter from Brixey, now free, to Rosecrans asking to raise a command.

If you would like to email me directly at mrb@blakeslee-law.com, I will send you a copy of the Nicholson article that contains these references. At least some of documents in questions should logically be in the Official Record, but they are not, or, at least, I have been unable to locate them there.

Any help that you can provide in directing me to a source for some or all of these documents would be most welcome.

Sincerely,
Merritt Blakeslee

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