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Criminal Procedure--Release
Printed Special Orders No. 474 from E. D. Townsend; September 4, 1865
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 10th (1861-1862)
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 10th (1861-1862). Company A
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Release
Gratiot Street Prison (Saint Louis, Mo.)
Military Events--Military discharge
Military Status--Prisoners of war
Missouri
Morgan, J. M.
Saint Louis (Mo.)
Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893
United States. Adjutant-General’s Office
United States. Army
United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps
United States. Army. Special Order No. 474
United States. War Department
Washington (D.C.)
Printed Special Orders No. 474 from E. D. Townsend; September 4, 1865
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 10th (1861-1862)
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 10th (1861-1862). Company A
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Release
Jefferson City (Mo.)
McWilliams, John
Military Events--Military discharge
Military Status--Prisoners of war
Missouri
Missouri. State Penitentiary (Jefferson City, Mo.)
Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893
United States. Adjutant-General’s Office
United States. Army
United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps
United States. Army. Special Order No. 474
United States. War Department
Washington (D.C.)
Printed Special Order No. 474 from Assistant Adjutant General E. D. Townsend; September 4, 1865
Blackwell, Aaron
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Release
Jefferson City (Mo.)
Military Events--Military discharge
Military Status--Prisoners of war
Missouri
Missouri. State Penitentiary (Jefferson City, Mo.)
Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893
Under Review
United States. Adjutant-General’s Office
United States. Army
United States. Army--Commissariat
United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps
United States. Army. Special Order No. 474
United States. War Department
Washington (D.C.)
Printed Special Orders No. 474 from E. D. Townsend; September 4, 1865
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Release
Jefferson City (Mo.)
Military Events--Military discharge
Military Status--Prisoners of war
Missouri
Missouri. State Penitentiary (Jefferson City, Mo.)
Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893
Under Review
United States. Adjutant-General’s Office
United States. Army
United States. Army--Commissariat
United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps
United States. Army. Special Order No. 474
United States. War Department
Wade, Wiley
Washington (D.C.)
Affidavit and appeal from Lucinda Cantrill and Mary Jane Smyth to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 13, 1865
African Americans
Black, Davie
Brown, Stephen A.
Cantrill, Lucinda
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Columbus (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 33rd (Hurst's)
Crime
Crime--Burglary
Crime--Larceny
Crime--Rape and Sexual Assault
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Procedure--Release
Criminal Procedure--Writ of Habeas Corpus
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Enslaved people
Greene County (Miss.)
Impoverished people
Jails
Justices of the peace
Lawyers
Lewis, Unknown
Lowndes County (Miss.)
Marriage
Military Events--Military leaves and furloughs
Military Status--Military families
Prisons
Probate courts
Public prosecutors
Sheriffs
Smith, Mary Jane
Spikes, Lucinda
Spikes, Tyra
Trial
Widows
Williams, James
Letter from Assistant Surgeon S. J. Terry to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 4, 1865
Blair, James
Carthrin, Unknown
Charleston (S.C.)
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Columbus (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 11th
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 11th. Company H
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 1st (Adams'/Woods')
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 1st (Adams'/Woods'). Company E
Confederate States of America. War Department
Conscript officers
Criminal Procedure--Release
Criminal Procedure--Writ of Habeas Corpus
Disease and illness
Dowd, William F.
Greensboro (Miss.)
Headquarters, Military
Hospitals
Judges
Military Events--Military service exemption
Military Status--Draftees
Mount Milling (S. C.)
Muldrow, Robert C.
Murdock, Abraham
Perrin, Robert O.
Physicians
Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880
South Carolina
Surgeons
Terry, S. J.
Trial
Under Review
Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; September 5, 1864
African Americans
Bancroft, Annie R.
Bancroft, Mary G.
Bannacastle, C. C.
Brooks, Eliza
Cale, Julia
Campbell, Jaba A.
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Indictments
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Procedure--Release
Fike, Georgiana A. E.
Fowler, L. A.
Hales, Bettie
Hales, Mary
Hamburg, Louise
Harrington, Margaret
Hassez, S. E.
Impoverished people
Jones, Burwell
Killingsworth, F. E.
Killingsworth, J. A.
Lewis, Mary E.
Lockhart (Lauderdale County, Miss.)
Macon (Miss.)
McLemore, Susan
McMahan, S. A.
Mclonnell, S. E.
Military Status--Military families
Miller, A. R.
Miller, C. H.
Monk, Anna
Mosely, Amanda
Mosely, Lizzie
Mosely, Martha
Null, Salley C.
Obrink, M.
Obrink, Martha
Page, E. C.
Page, M. J.
Pegford, A. J.
Pegford, Lizzie K.
Prisons
Radford, Fannie
Radford, Mary
Radford, Samanthy
Railroads--Employees
Ratsburger, L. M.
Ratsburger, Louise
Shackle, Caroline
Tanner, Sarah
Thomas, Jane
Thomas, Narsissus
Tradespeople
Wright, C. L.
Letter from B. F. Hammon to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; September 19, 1864
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Clerks
Columbus (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Crime
Crime--Larceny
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Procedure--Release
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Hammon, B. F.
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Missouri
Superintendents
United States. Army
Letter from Lock E. Houston to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; August 13, 1864
Barton, J. D.
Burton, James M.
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 4th (Army of 10,000-Davidson's). Company E
Confederate States of America. Secret Service
Crime
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Procedure--Charges and specifications (Courts-martial)
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Release
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Houston, Lock E.
Legislators
Macon (Miss.)
Maury, Dabney Herndon, 1822-1900
Meridian (Miss.)
Mississippi. Executive Department
Mississippi. Legislature
Mississippi. Legislature. House of Representatives
Mississippi. Legislature. Senate
Pinson, S. D.
Pruitt, G. M.
Trial
Wilson, Jeff
Letter from Lieutenant D. W. Lamkin to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; July 30, 1864
African Americans
Alabama
Burrus, Unknown
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Clarke County (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Light Artillery Regiment, 1st
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Light Artillery Regiment, 1st. Battery I
Crime
Crime--Arson
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Procedure--Parole
Criminal Procedure--Release
Emancipation and self emancipation
Enslaved people
Enterprise (Miss.)
Haynes, M. D.
Jails
Judges
Lamkin, D. W.
Lawyers
Macon (Miss.)
Marriage
Military Status--Military families
Mobile (Ala.)
Opelika (Ala.)
Quitman (Miss.)
Sheriffs
Tupelo (Miss.)
United States. Army
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Wards, Unknown
Yazoo County (Miss.)
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 William B. Smith to Judge Acker; May 18, 1864
Acker, Unknown
Chisom, Westly
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Criminal Procedure--Release
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Judges
Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Morgan, Unknown
Smith, William B.
Letter from S. M. Meek to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 16, 1864
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Columbus (Miss.)
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crime
Crime--Burglary
Crime--Larceny
Crime--Robbery
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Escapes
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Indictments
Criminal Procedure--Release
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Criminal Status--Fugitives from justice
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Hill, George T.
Hills, G. T.
Intoxicated
Jails
Joice, M.
Judicial Districts
Judicial Districts--6th (Miss.)
Lawyers
Lowndes County (Miss.)
Meek, S. M.
Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Public prosecutors
Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to Captain W. E. Montgomery; February 12, 1864
African Americans
Confederate States of America--Quartermaster
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Bureau of Conscription
Crime
Crime--Destruction of property
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Procedure--Parole
Criminal Procedure--Release
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Enslaved people
Impressment
Impressment--War Material
Macon (Miss.)
Military Events--Disband Military Units
Military Events--Military discharge
Military Events--Military leaves and furloughs
Military Status--Military deserters
Mississippi River
Mississippi. Militia
Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Battalion, 2nd
Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Battalion, 2nd. Reserves
Montgomery, W. E.
Plantations
Spies
United States. Army
Letter from W. Brooke to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; January 1, 1864
Bennett, Unknown
Brooke, W.
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America. Army
Crime
Crime--Murder
Criminal Procedure--Release
Jordan, Unknown
Lawyers
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Raymond (Miss.)
Trial
Vaughn, H.
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.
Incomplete letter from Mississippi Attorney General T. J. Wharton to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; December 28, 1863
Attorneys General
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Supreme Court
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crime
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Release
Criminal Procedure--Writ of Habeas Corpus
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Jackson (Miss.)
Judges
Marshall, Charles J.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts. General Court
Massachusetts. Legislation. Chapter 111 (Unknown)
Mississippi. High Court of Errors and Appeals
Mississippi. Supreme Court
Wharton, Thomas J.
Wiley, B. J.
Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to Martha Craigan; December 6, 1863
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Columbus (Miss.)
Confederate States of America--Military Service (Branch Unspecified)
Cragin, Martha
Criminal Procedure--Release
Impressment
Impressment--War Material
Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891
Mississippi. Executive Department
Oxford (Miss.)
United States. Army
Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to General Joseph E. Johnston; December 6, 1863
Brock, Unknown
Choctaw County (Miss.)
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Columbus (Miss.)
Cragin, Martha
Criminal Procedure--Release
Delay, William
Impressment
Impressment--War Material
Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891
Military Events--Insubordination
Military training camps--Camp Meridian (Meridian, Miss.)
Mississippi. Executive Department
Correspondence from J. W. Causey to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey and R. A. Hill; August 24, 1865
Causey, J. W.
Confederate States of America--Military Service (Branch Unspecified)
Corinth (Miss.)
Crime
Crime--Arson
Crime--Destruction of property
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Procedure--Release
Eastport (Miss.)
Fitzhugh, Unknown
Gristmills
Hatch, Edward, 1832-1889
Henson, Philip
Hill, R. A.
Hotels
Jackson (Miss.)
Judges
Lawyers
Military Events--Capitulations, Military
Military Status--Prisoners of war
Military prisons
Pannell, M.
Physicians
Rienzi (Miss.)
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Stevens, Unknown
Tanneries
Taylor, Richard, 1826-1879
Tishomingo County (Miss.)
Trial
United States. Army
Letter from J. S. Vaughan to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; September 24, 1865
Adjutants
Attorneys General
Clifton, Unknown
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Texas
Confederate States of America. Army. Texas. Cavalry Regiment, 3rd
Crime
Crime--Robbery
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Procedure--Parole
Criminal Procedure--Release
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Davidson, J. W.
Disease and illness
Headquarters, Military
Jackson (Miss.)
Lahme, Unknown
Latham, Milton S. (Milton Slocum), 1827-1882
Military Events--Capitulations, Military
Military Events--Insubordination
Military Status--Prisoners of war
Miller, J. Warren
Montgomery, A. Johsesph?
Natchez (Miss.)
Osterhaus, Peter, 1823-1917
Prison Guard
Provost Marshals
Reynolds, George D.
Rodney (Miss.)
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Smith, James
United States. Adjutant-General’s Office
United States. Army
Vaughan, J. S.
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Letter from James McKell to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 11, 1865
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Procedure--Release
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Hamill, J. J.
Justices of the peace
McKell, James
Oktibbeha County (Miss.)
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Starkville (Miss.)
Telegram from Colonel Samuel Thomas to Lieutenant Colonel R. S. Donaldson; 1865
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Procedure--Release
Donaldson, R. S.
Jackson (Miss.)
Mississippi. Executive Department
Peck, Warren
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Thomas, Samuel
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Petition from John Wilson to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; 1865
African Americans
Archer, Unknown
Canton (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, Henderson's Scouts
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Indictments
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Procedure--Release
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Criminal Procedure--Writ of Habeas Corpus
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Death
Disease and illness
Grand jury
Historically free and newly freed African Americans
Hudson, Robert S.
Immigrants
Impoverished people
Ireland
Jails
Judges
Madison County (Miss.)
Merchants
Military Engagements
Military Engagements--Sherman's March to the Sea, 1864
Military Events--Capitulations, Military
Military Status--Military families
Military Status--Veterans
Prison Guard
Selling--Alcohol
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Sheriffs
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Smith, Franklin
Stores, Retail
Taylor, Richard, 1826-1879
Taylor, William J.
Wilson, John
Wyse, Unknown
Letter from Lieutenant Colonel John D. Williams to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 9, 1865
Atlanta (Ga.)
Confederate States of America--Military Service (Branch Unspecified)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Battalion, 3rd
Criminal Procedure--Amnesty
Criminal Procedure--Release
Duncan, John N.
Georgia
Itawamba County (Miss.)
Jackson (Miss.)
Johnson Island (Ohio)
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Military Status--Military families
Military Status--Prisoners of war
Ohio
Richmond (Miss.)
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Students
United States. Congress
United States. Congress. Legislation. General Amnesty Act (1865)
Williams, John D.
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