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Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; April 24, 1865
Alabama
Augustus, W. B.
Beasley, William
Bush, E. T.
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
Connor, W. M.
Cunningham, J. M.
Dupree, Daniel
Farmers
Farris, Eugene
Foote, H. W.
Impressment
Impressment--War Material
Ivy, B.
Kemper County (Miss.)
Macon (Miss.)
McDavid, John J.
Neshoba County (Miss.)
Noxubee County (Miss.)
Noxubee River (Miss.)
Pickens County (Ala.)
Planter
Prairie (Miss.)
Ross, William C.
Winston County (Miss.)
Application of S. J. Harper; August 4, 1864
Barnes, J. C.
Blacksmiths
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Clerks
Commissioners
Confederate States of America--Draft
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
Conscript officers
Eaton, W. J.
Harper, S. J.
Marion County (Miss.)
Military Events--Military discharge
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Military Status--Draftees
Military Status--Military families
Military Status--Military substitutes
Military training camps
Mississippi. Militia
Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Battalion. Reserves (Stubb's). Company A
Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Battalion. Reserves (Stubb's). Company B
Nenderhall, P. L.
Peacock, John
Post offices
Probate courts
Rogers, A. A.
Sanders Creek (Simpson County, Miss.)
Simpson County (Miss.)
Stubbs, George W.
Under Review
Wagonmaker
Walker, G. W.
Letter from Mississippi Attorney General T. J. Wharton to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; May 27, 1864
Alabama
Alabama. Convict Labor
Alabama. State Penitentiary (Wetumpka, Ala.)
Attorneys General
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
Courts
Crime
Crime--Destruction of property
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Escapes
Criminal Procedure--Release
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Criminal Procedure--Writ of Habeas Corpus
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Jackson (Miss.)
Jails
Louisiana
Military Events--Invasions
Military Events--Military discharge
Military training camps
Mississippi. Legislature
Mississippi. Office of the Attorney General
Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Sheriffs
Superintendents
United States. Army
Wharton, Thomas J.
Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to W. C. Watson; December 21, 1863
African Americans
Arkansas
Belgium
Belgium. Consulat général (New York, N.Y.)
Benjamin, J. P. (Judah Philip), 1811-1884
Boards of Medicine
Brown, Albert Gallatin, 1813-1880
Chalmers, James R. (James Ronald), 1831-1898
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Commercial agents
Confederate States of America--Commissary
Confederate States of America--Draft
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
Confederate States of America. Irregulars
Confederate States of America. President
Conscript officers
Contraband of war--Enslaved people
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Courts--Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
Crime
Crime--Arson
Crime--Contempt of Court
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Procedure--Release
Criminal Procedure--Writ of Habeas Corpus
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Enslaved people
Europe
Expulsion
Forts
France
France. Conseil royal des finances et du commerce
Immigrants
Impressing Agents
Impressment
Impressment--Enslaved people
Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891
Judges
Legislators
Louisiana
Macon (Miss.)
Memphis (Tenn.)
Military Engagements
Military Engagements--Vicksburg, Siege of, Miss., 1863
Military Events--Military service exemption
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Military Status--Draft resisters
Military Status--Draftees
Military training camps
Mississippi River
Mississippi. Executive Department
Mississippi. Judiciary
Mississippi. Legislation. Chapter XXXVI (1863)
Mississippi. Legislature
Mississippi. Militia
Mississippi. Office of the Attorney General
Mississippi. Quartermaster Department
Mississippi. Supreme Court
New Orleans (La.)
Pemberton, John C. (John Clifford), 1814-1881
People with disabilities
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Pillow, Gideon Johnson, 1806-1878
Richmond (Va.)
Surgeons
Tennessee
United States. Army
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Watson, J. W. C.
Letter from General Samuel J. Gholson to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; December 10, 1863
Boren, S. W.
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
Farrar, Charles C.
Gholson, Samuel Jameson, 1808-1883
Headquarters, Military
Impressing Agents
Impressment
Impressment--War Material
McDonald, Wiley
Mississippi. Militia
Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Regiment, 2nd
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Secretaries
Tupelo (Miss.)
Letter from A. M. Rankin to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; November 26, 1863
Alabama
Brandon (Miss.)
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Columbus (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Adjutant and Inspector-General's Office
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
Cooper, Samuel, 1798-1876
Hardin, A. M.
Impressment
Impressment--War Material
Louisiana
Mayors
Tennessee
Telegram from General James Z. George to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 4, 1863
Chalmers, James R. (James Ronald), 1831-1898
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Cavalry
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
Featherston, Winfield Scott, 1819-1891
George, James Z. (James Zachariah), 1826-1897
Green, Norvin, 1818-1893
Grenada (Miss.)
Impressment
Impressment--War Material
Kentucky
Louisville (Ky.)
Mississippi. Militia
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Telegraph Company
Telegraph Company--South-Western Telegraph Company (Ky.)
Telegram from General James Z. George to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 29, 1863
Barbour, William A.
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
George, James Z. (James Zachariah), 1826-1897
Green, Norvin, 1818-1893
Grenada (Miss.)
Kentucky
Louisville (Ky.)
Mississippi. Militia
Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Regiment
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Secretaries
Telegraph Company
Telegraph Company--South-Western Telegraph Company (Ky.)
Telegram from Captain W. L. Sharkey to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 30, 1863
African Americans
Barbour, William A.
Confederate States of America--Quartermaster
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
Enslaved people
Green, Norvin, 1818-1893
Hamer, Unknown
Impressment
Impressment--Enslaved people
Jackson (Miss.)
Kentucky
Louisville (Ky.)
Mississippi. Executive Department
Pemberton, John C. (John Clifford), 1814-1881
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Secretaries
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Telegraph Company
Telegraph Company--South-Western Telegraph Company (Ky.)
Yazoo City (Miss.)
Letter from Milton Bacon to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; Undated
Appointment to office
Bacon, Milton E.
Commissioners
Confederate States of America--Draft
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Disease and illness
Impressment
Impressment--War Material
Military Events--Military discharge
Okolona (Miss.)
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Richmond (Va.)
Whitfield, James
Letter from General Samuel J. Gholson to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; October 8, 1863
Confederate States of America--Quartermaster
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
Gholson, Samuel Jameson, 1808-1883
Headquarters, Military
Impressment
Impressment--War Material
Macon (Miss.)
Mississippi. Militia
Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Battalion, 2nd
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Rives, James H.
Tibbee (Miss.)
Letter from Henry E. Williamson to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; September 17, 1863
Barksdale, Jason A.
Brown, E. M.
Confederate States of America--Quartermaster
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
Dubois, J. G.
Gant, John S.
Harris, John
Headquarters, Military
Impressing Agents
Impressment
Impressment--War Material
Irwin, J. B.
Lawman, David
McGuirk, John
McKie, Morgan
Mississippi. Militia
Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Regiment, 3rd
Myers, Ned
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Pittis, W. D.
Sullivan, S. O.
Talbert, John R.
Tyler, F. A.
Webb, W.
Williamson, Henry E.
Letter to General J. Z. George; August 11, 1863
Chickasaw County (Miss.)
Commercial agents
Commissioners
Confederate States of America--Commissary
Confederate States of America--Military Service (Branch Unspecified)
Confederate States of America--Quartermaster
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
Crime
Crime--Robbery
Easterling, W.
Egypt (Miss.)
Fannagin, Unknown
Impoverished people
Impressment
Impressment--War Material
Jasper County (Miss.)
Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891
Kennedy, J. S.
Macon (Miss.)
Meridian (Miss.)
Mississippi. Executive Department
Mobile (Ala.)
Pemberton, John C. (John Clifford), 1814-1881
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Railroad
Railroad--Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
Starvation
Widows
Letter from Lee Fleming to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 27, 1863
Buchanan, George W.
Commercial agents
Confederate States of America--Military Service (Branch Unspecified)
Confederate States of America--Quartermaster
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
Egypt (Miss.)
Esterling, W.
Fleming, Lee
Impoverished people
Impressing Agents
Impressment
Impressment--War Material
Jasper County (Miss.)
Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Meridian (Miss.)
Mobile (Ala.)
Pemberton, John C. (John Clifford), 1814-1881
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Railroad
Railroad--Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
Rives, James H.
Superintendents
United States. Army
Letter from General Samuel J. Gholson to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; July 15, 1863
Aberdeen (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
Gholson, Samuel Jameson, 1808-1883
Impressment
Impressment--War Material
Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891
Meridian (Miss.)
Mills
Mississippi. Militia
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Tibbee (Miss.)
Topp, Unknown
Letter from H. L. Clay to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 18, 1863
Adjutants
Clay, H. L.
Commissioners
Confederate States of America--Quartermaster
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
Confederate States of America. War Department
Macon (Miss.)
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Richmond (Va.)
Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880
Virginia
Letter from W. L. Poindexter to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 29, 1863
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
Durant (Miss.)
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Mississippi. Militia
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Poindexter, W. Q.
Letter from H. L. Clay; May 27, 1863
Adjutants
Clay, H. L.
Clerks
Confederate States of America--Quartermaster
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Adjutant and Inspector-General's Office
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
Confederate States of America. War Department
Richmond (Va.)
Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880
Virginia
Letter from Captain John L. Neal to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 31, 1863
Appointment to office
Churches
Confederate States of America--Draft
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Disease and illness
Impressing Agents
Impressment
Impressment--War Material
Lawrence County (Miss.)
Marion County (Miss.)
Military Events--Military leaves and furloughs
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Military Status--Military deserters
Military Status--Military stragglers
Military training camps
Mississippi. Militia
Mississippi. Militia. Minute Men Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1862-1863)
Mississippi. Militia. Minute Men Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1862-1863). Company A
Neal, John S.
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Police
Silver Creek (Miss.)
United States. Army
Letter from Captain J. R. Bates to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus; May 26, 1863
Aberdeen (Miss.)
Appointment to office
Bates, J. R.
Commissioners
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama. Cavalry Regiment, 2nd
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Impressing Agents
Impressment
Impressment--War Material
Okolona (Miss.)
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Stores, Grocery
Letter from P. Henry to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 1, 1863
Brandon (Miss.)
Confederate States of America--Quartermaster
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
Confederate States of America. Treasury Department
Henry, P.
Impressing Agents
Impressment
Impressment--War Material
Mississippi. Militia
Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Regiment
Pemberton, John C. (John Clifford), 1814-1881
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Rankin County (Miss.)
Smith, J. M.
Letter from J. H. Hunter to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 11, 1863
Benton (Miss.)
Confederate States of America--Quartermaster
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
Hill, H. R.
Hunter, J. H.
Impoverished people
Impressment
Impressment--War Material
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Mississippi. Militia
Mississippi. Militia. Minute Men Infantry Battalion, 2nd (1862-1863)
Mississippi. Militia. Minute Men Infantry Battalion, 2nd (1862-1863). Company C
Mitchell, Unknown
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Planter
Sanders, Robert H.
Silver Creek (Miss.)
Under Review
United States. Army
Yazoo City (Miss.)
Yazoo County (Miss.)
Letter from General J. Z. George to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 6, 1863
Calhoun County (Miss.)
Carroll County (Miss.)
Choctaw County (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 3rd
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 3rd. Company A
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 3rd. Company B
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 3rd. Company C
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877
Forts
George, James Z. (James Zachariah), 1826-1897
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Grenada (Miss.)
Griffin, Thomas M.
Harden, E. J.
Harris, Isham G. (Isham Green), 1818-1897
Hartin, J. A.
Hinds County (Miss.)
Hollowell, E. B.
Holmes County (Miss.)
Impressing Agents
Impressment
Impressment--War Material
Kilgore, B. M.
Kyle, Thomas J.
Lafayette County (Miss.)
Legislators
Logan, John W.
Marshall County (Miss.)
McDaniel, J. M.
Military Events--Military elections
Military Events--Military leaves and furloughs
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Mississippi. Militia
Mississippi. Militia. Infantry Regiment, 8th (1st Brigade). Company F
Mississippi. Militia. Minute Men Infantry Regiment, 4th
Mississippi. Militia. Minute Men Infantry Regiment, 4th. Company H
Pemberton, John C. (John Clifford), 1814-1881
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Resignation
Tallahatchie County (Miss.)
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Watson, R. L.
Yalobusha County (Miss.)
Letter from General J. Z. George to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 11, 1863
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
George, James Z. (James Zachariah), 1826-1897
Grenada (Miss.)
Headquarters, Military
Impressment
Impressment--Enslaved people
Kyle, Unknown
Military Events--Military elections
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Mississippi. Militia
Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Regiment
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Letter from R. W. Memminger to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 28, 1863
Adjutants
Appointment to office
Commissioners
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
Jackson (Miss.)
Memminger, R. W.
Moore, Dudley
Noxubee County (Miss.)
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Watson, Unknown
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