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Valley P.O. Tazewell county July 16, 1861 Va.

Gen. Floyd.

of an indiferent militia company on our (wolf) creek, some of whom volunteered early in the campaign and entered the service, 14 or 15 more recently, under an impression, that there would be a draft in 8[underlined] days, volunteered at the urgent request of some of the publick spirited citizens, were regularly enrolled, the roll called over & answered in military stile, & the list then forwarded, (as I understand) to head quarters when Newberrys company subsequently organized, they refused to enter, & when more recently sergeant [Neel?] came from head quarters with orders for them to repair thither, they not one bid defiance to the order, but two of them (I verily believe) talked treason, & acted mutiny, in [thriaten=?] & defying Gen. Floyd & his cohorts. I have this from reliable report. These two are Wm. S. Kidd & Rabe [Burriss?]. Stephen Gose, having three sons in law, among them, I understand is with them in opposition to going, & being the Rip Van Winkle of the neighbourhood, his say so, is regared as paramount to Heavens decrees. Heretofore he has exhibited a goodly degree of zeal in the cause, but this is bring matters too near home. I understand he is going to the crab orchard to-day, I suppose to get them off. The names of the [refractory?] volunteers, are Wm. S. Kidd, James H [Noel?], Austin Repass, Joel Repass, Agustus Repass, Rabe Burriss, Wm. E. Maxwell, Anderson Nestor, Madison A Neal, Wm. Bundy. The others have entered Newberry’s company. Bundy has lately cut is foot desperately, with an axe, & cannot go The others are here in bold defiance of every body. I know nothing about their legal technicalities which they are preaching, you know all about it, & if you have a right to command them, & if Doct. Cannahan is attached to your Brigade, & if you will issue an order to him to that effect, I tell you he will deliver them at Camp Jackson in hot haste most truly & surely I am your obedient servant

Pleasant Murphy