I am a descendant of Christopher Columbus Campbell of Speedwell on Cripple Creek near Wytheville,Va. My grandmother Lula C. Long Gemmell provided a brief note concerning her grandfather the afore-mentioned C. C. Campbell in the book Sander's Saga by McConnell( C.C.'s wife was a Sanders). In xome of my g-mother's papers, I found reference to the fact that he served from his enlistment in Sept.,!864 until after Lee's Surrender and was mustered out in Wytheville, Va with Gen. Walker's men. So, I suspect that Jefferson Davis either never received the petition or failed to act on it. I do know that after his return from the War, he continued to serve the people of the Speedwell Community on Cripple Creek for many years. In two seperate references in my grandmother's papers, he served either in the 4th Georgia Engineers or 4th Virginia, I have been unable to confirm this either way. He had at least two sons who also followed his profession. I hope that this is helpful to you and would appreciate any additional information you might have concerning my gg-grandfather. David E. Gemmell