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Military Events--Commission Resignation
Letter from W. W. Dedrick to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 22, 1874
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from W. W. Dedrick to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, resigning as Adjutant General of the state of Mississippi. Included is a note from one of Ames's private secretaries, giving a summary of Dedrick's letter.
Incomplete letter between Thos. M. Jack, Jas. B. Cumming, and Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; 1864 and 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Incomplete letter with multiple notes concerning charges to be brought against unnamed soldiers in the Army of Mississippi. The first note, dated July 9, 1864, is by Thos. M. Jack on behalf of Confederate General Alexander P. Stewart. The second note, dated January 12, 1865, is by Jas. B. Cumming on behalf of General John B. Hood, and refers the letter to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark. The third note, dated January 19, 1865, is by Clark and returns the letter. The fourth note, dated April 6, 1865, is by Cumming on behalf of General Joseph E. Johnston and returns the letter with attention to Clark's prior note.
Letter from R. Cooper to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 25, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from R. Cooper at Brandon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning his two sons in the Confederate Army who were indicted in Simpson County, Mississippi, for alleged murder.
Letter from John R. Cameron to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 1, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from James R. Cameron, an officer in the 1st Battalion, Mississippi state troops, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, tendering his resignation as most of his men have allegedly deserted.
Letter from Colonel D. C. Glenn to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; October 27, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Confederate Colonel D. C. Glenn in Halifax County, Virginia, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, announcing his resignation from the Army of Virginia.
Letter from T. G. Brooking to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; September 8, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from T. G. Brooking at Boonville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, complaining about local citizens taking their cotton to Tennessee and trading it to the United States Army.
Letter from W. D. Holder to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; June 27, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from W. D. Holder at Egypt, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, recommending Captain John O. Gresham for state salt agent.
Letter from Terence McGowan to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; June 23, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Terence McGowan, an attorney at Brandon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the claim of his clients against the Mississippi government.
Letter from S. J. High to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; June 15, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from S. J. High in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, seeking an appointment as state salt agent should the current agent resign.
Letter from Lock E. Houston to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; June 18, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Lock E. Houston at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, recommending John O. Grisham for the appointment as government salt agent if the current agent, Z. A. Philips, resigns.
Letter from J. A. McNeil to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; June 21, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from J. A. McNeil at Pontotoc, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, recommending John O. Grisham for the position of government salt agent.
Letter from Charles D. Fontaine to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; June 1, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Charles D. Fontaine at Pontotoc, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the resignation of his brother-in-law, Doctor P. B. Dandridge of McGuirk's regiment of the Mississippi cavalry.
Letter from W. A. P. Jones to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; May 5, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Probate Clerk W. A. P. Jones at Elyton, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, seeking an exemption from duty in the Mississippi militia as he is a probate clerk of Marshall County, Mississippi.
Letter from Captain W. E. Montgomery to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 1, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Captain W. E. Montgomery, commander of the Herndon Rangers (Mississippi Militia, Cavalry Battalion, Second Reserves), to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the movement of United States Navy transports down the Mississippi River.
Letter from William F. Camp to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 10, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William F. Camp at Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking the Governor for a letter recommending him to receive amnesty from President Andrew Johnson.
Telegram from W. M. Crawford to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 14, 1863
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from W. M. Crawford in Vaiden, Mississippi, asking if his resignation has been acted upon.
Telegram from General Reuben Davis to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; December 7, 1861
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Confederate General Reuben Davis in Corinth, Mississippi, concerning whether he or General James Alcorn will be the senior general in command.
Telegram from General Charles Clark to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 20, 1861
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Confederate General Charles Clark informing Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus that Confederate General Barksdale had resigned his commision in the state militia to become colonel of the 13th Mississippi Infantry.
Telegram from Beverly Mathews and W. B. Wade to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; February 9, 1861
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Beverly Mathews and W. B. Wade in Columbus, Mississippi, informing Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus that the Pensacola, Florida, troops prefer Confederate General Charles Clark to Confederate General Earl Van Dorn.
Letter from T. J. Peel to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; Undated
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from T. J. Peel and the citizens of Marshall County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus informing him the "Mississippi Stars" have disbanded and been reformed as the "Chulahoma Cavalry."
Letter from L. Dickson to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; Undated
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from L. Dickson to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus recommending his cousin, Thomas Harris of Holly Springs, Mississippi, for the position of Brigadier General of state troops.
Letter from Colonel U. Bourne to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; October 30, 1863
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from U. Bourne, acting Chief of Ordnance for the state of Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus forwarding report on the condition of state departments under his command.
Letter from William R. Nutt to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; September 25, 1863
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William R. Nutt, a drillmaster for the state at Enterprise, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking to have his account settled.
Letter from L. Swanzy to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; October 2, 1863
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Lieutenant L. Swanzy of the 2nd Mississippi State Cavalry in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting the Governor's help to receive the back pay due him.
Letter from Joseph B. Dunn to General J. Z. George; June 29, 1863
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Joseph B. Dunn, Captain of the Mississippi Rangers, tendering his resignation to General J. Z. George.