From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Lieutenant Colonel N. S. Gilson, 58th United States Colored Infantry, requesting twenty-six days rations to be issued for the men of his command at Brookhaven, Mississippi. The return is approved Major General Peter J. Osterhaus, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Lieutenant Colonel M. H. Tuttle, 50th United States Colored Infantry, requesting five days rations to be issued for a detachment of men under his command at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, the post commander, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Lieutenant Colonel M. H. Tuttle, 50th United States Colored Infantry, requesting five days rations to be issued for a detachment of his command, at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, the post commander, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of First Lieutenant David Kidd, Company D, 52nd United States Colored Infantry, requesting ten days rations to be issued for use by seven enlisted men at Headquarters, Sub-District of Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Captain and Assistant Adjutant General Samuel A. Reed, by order of Colonel Charles A. Gilchrist, the Sub-District commander, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Captain and Quartermaster G. L. Heaton, requesting rations to be issued for four citizen employees of the Quartermaster Department at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Major and Assistant Adjutant General W. A. Gordon, by order of Major General Peter J. Osterhaus, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Captain and Chief Quartermaster G. L. Heaton, requesting eleven days rations to be issued for citizens employed at the Quartermaster Department at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Assistant Adjutant General W. A. Gordon, by order of Major General Peter J. Osterhaus, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Captain and Chief Quartermaster G. L. Heaton, requesting ten days rations to be issued for twelve men on detached service from Company K, 73rd United States Colored Infantry, at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Assistant Adjutant General W. A. Gordon, by order of Major General Peter J. Osterhaus, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Captain and Chief Quartermaster G. L. Heaton, requesting fifteen days rations to be issued for employees of the Quartermaster Department at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Assistant Adjutant General W. A. Gordon, by order of Major General Peter J. Osterhaus, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Captain G. L. Heaton, Chief Quartermaster of the District of Mississippi, requesting fifteen days rations to be issued for two men on detached service from Company K, 52nd United States Colored Infantry at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Assistant Adjutant General W. A. Gordon, by order of Major General Peter J. Osterhaus, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Captain A. S. Vincent, 50th United States Colored Infantry, requesting ten days rations to be issued for use by a detachment of his command. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, the post commander, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Assistant Surgeon W. F. Fisher, 50th United States Colored Infantry, requesting five days rations to be issued for twelve men at the regimental hospital. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, the post commander, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Assistant Surgeon W. F. Fisher, 50th United States Colored Infantry, requesting rations to be issued for the regimental hospital at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Assistant Surgeon W. F. Fisher, 50th United States Colored Infantry, requesting five days rations to be issued for the regimental hospital at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Major A. E. Barnes commanding the 50th United States Colored Infantry and Colonel O. C. Risdon, the post commander, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Assistant Surgeon Joseph Lunly, requesting ten days rations to be issued for the patients in the Freedmen's Bureau Hospital at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, the post commander, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Major A. Hodson, 2nd Regiment Louisiana Volunteer Infantry, requesting rations to be issued for the men of his command at Brookhaven, Mississippi. The return is approved by Captain and Assistant Adjutant General J. Warren Miller, by order of Major General Peter J. Osterhaus, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Lieutenant Louis Mitchell, requesting rations to be issued for orderlies at the District of Mississippi headquarters. The return is approved by Captain and Assistant Adjutant General J. Warren Miller, by order of Major General Peter J. Osterhaus, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of George S. Kemble, Medical Director of the Department of Mississippi, requesting rations to be issued for enlisted men detailed as clerks and orderlies in the Office of the Medical Director at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Colonel O. C. Risdon, requesting rations to be issued for the colonel's orderly, a soldier in the 53rd United States Colored Infantry on extra duty at Post Headquarters at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is also approved by Risdon, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Captain H. P. McNaughton, 7th Ohio Light Artillery, requesting ration to be issued for the officers of the battery at Hazlehurst, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Captain H. P. McNaughton, 7th Ohio Light Artillery, requesting rations to be issued for the officers of his battery at Hazlehurst, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Captain Henry C. Nichols of the 73rd United States Colored Infantry, requesting rations to be issued to himself. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Captain H. P. McNaughton, requesting rations to be issued to himself and soldiers of the 7th Ohio Light Artillery at Hazlehurst, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from James H. Pierce to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey asking for an appointment to civil government, as he was a loyal Union man during the war.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Drury Bynum at Quitman, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting that his son be appointed a Quartermaster.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Sixth annual report of the supervisors and superintendent of the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum.