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Military Events--Military occupation
The Tenth Annual Report of the Trustees and Superintendent of the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum; October 1, 1864
Adams, William Wirt, 1819-1888
Allen, William H.
Barrows, D. N.
Bennett, Thomas
Brady, M.
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America. Army
Crime
Crime--Destruction of property
Crime--Theft
Dana, Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh, 1822-1905
Death
Disease and illness
Evacuations
Evacuations--Jackson (Miss.), 1863
Ferries
Ferries--Messenger's Ferry (Miss.)
Hobbs, H.
Hospitals
Jackson (Miss.)
Julienne, S.
Kells, Robert
Laborers
Langley, W.
Lee, Stephen D. (Stephen Dill), 1833-1908
Marriage
Matrons
Maury, Dabney Herndon, 1822-1900
Mental illness
Merchants
Messenger, Mrs. Unknown
Military Engagements
Military Events--Military occupation
Military Events--Raid
Mississippi. Legislature
Mississippi. State Lunatic Asylum
New Orleans (La.)
Physicians
Poindexter, W. R.
Polk, Leonidas, 1806-1864
Railroad
Robinson, John W.
Schools
Secretaries
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Sizer, J. S.
Slocum, Henry Warner, 1826-1894
Stewards
Stow, Anna
Superintendents
Teachers
United States. Army
United States. Army. Cavalry
Vicksburg (Miss.)
West, Absalom Madden, 1818-1894
Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; Undated
Barton, J. G.
Boone, B. B.
Boshers, Thomas
Carmack, E. W.
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Clerks
Corinth (Miss.)
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crime
Crime--Robbery
Curlee John M.
Disease and illness
Emancipation and self emancipation
Enslaved people
Gaines, James
Guerrilla warfare
Hill, R. A.
Impoverished people
Judges
Military Events--Invasions
Military Events--Military occupation
Military Status--Military deserters
Military Status--Military families
Miller, Pubbie
Mississippi. Militia
Probate courts
Railroad
Railroad--Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
Rives, Berry C.
Sheriffs
Taylor, C. A.
Tishomingo County (Miss.)
Treasurers
United States. Army
William, C. W.
Letter from E. S. Fisher to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 14, 1865
Bankruptcy
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Number 67 (1865)
Confederate States of America. Treasury Department
Crime
Crime--Arson
Crime--Destruction of property
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Debt relief
Fisher, E. S.
Long Creek Station (Miss.)
Memphis (Tenn.)
Military Engagements
Military Engagements--Vicksburg, Siege of, Miss., 1863
Military Events--Military occupation
Mississippi. Legislature
Pemberton, John C. (John Clifford), 1814-1881
Post offices
Railroad
Secession
Taxation
Under Review
United States. Army
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Sworn statement from A. McDonald and L. Murphree; February 1, 1865
Berry, I. L. M.?
Boards of Police
Calhoun County (Miss.)
Commissioners
Crime
Crime--Destruction of property
Depots
Grierson, Benjamin Henry, 1826-1911
Impoverished people
McDonald, A.
Military Events--Military occupation
Military Status--Military families
Murphree, L.
Okolona (Miss.)
Salt contractors
United States. Army
Letter from Mississippi State Geologist E. W. Hilgard to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; July 18, 1864
Carpenters
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
College teachers
Confederate States of America--Draft
Confederate States of America. Nitre and Mining Bureau
Crime
Crime--Burglary
Crime--Theft
Disease and illness
Geologists
Hilgard, Eugene W. (Eugene Woldemar), 1833-1916
Hospitals
Impressment
Impressment--War Material
Jackson (Miss.)
Louis, H.
Military Events--Military occupation
Military Events--Raid
Mississippi. Executive Department
Mississippi. Geological Survey
Mississippi. Legislation. Chapter LIV (1861)
Mississippi. Militia
Mississippi. State Geologist
Observatories
Oxford (Miss.)
Pemberton, John C. (John Clifford), 1814-1881
People with disabilities
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Quinche, Alexander J.
Salt workers
Surgeons
Telegraphers
Thompson, Unknown
United States. Army
Universities and colleges
Universities and colleges--University of Mississippi
Van Dorn, Earl, 1820-1863
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 20, 1864
African Americans
Beulah (Miss.)
Bolivar County (Miss.)
Bureti, L. D.
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America. Army
Crime
Crime--Robbery
Crime--Theft
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Emancipation and self emancipation
Enslaved people
Fields, Eldin?
Gayden, Frank
Harris, John Woods
Impoverished people
Lee, Stephen D. (Stephen Dill), 1833-1908
Lorry, G. G.
Memphis (Tenn.)
Military Events--Military occupation
Montgomery, W. E.
Owens, Unknown
Perkins, Lewis Dan.
Physicians
Plantations
Price, William
Shelby, M. D.
Shelby, W. B.
Shelly, Thomas N.
Sisson, Niles
Torrey, Unknown
United States. Army
Watercraft
Watson, J.
Letter from Mississippi Attorney General T. J. Wharton to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 1, 1864
Auditors
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Jackson (Miss.)
Lee, Stephen D. (Stephen Dill), 1833-1908
Macon (Miss.)
Military Events--Military occupation
Mississippi. Office of the Attorney General
United States. Army
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Wharton, J. T.
Letter from Ike S. Robinson to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; January 24, 1864
Bolivar County (Miss.)
Clark, Ann Darden
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America. Army
Grenada (Miss.)
Historically free and newly freed African Americans
Iowa
Lake Bolivar (Miss.)
McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828-1864
Mellen, William P.
Memphis (Tenn.)
Military Events--Invasions
Military Events--Military occupation
Military Events--Raid
Mississippi River
Plantations
Robinson, Ike S.
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Tallahatchie River (Miss.)
Treasury agents
United States. Army
United States. Department of the Treasury
Unknown, Eugene
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Watercraft
Wisconsin
Yazoo City (Miss.)
Yazoo River (Miss.)
Letter from F. Y. Paine to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; January 16, 1864
Armstrong, J. C.
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Columbus (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
DeSoto County (Miss.)
Memphis (Tenn.)
Merchants
Military Events--Military occupation
Olive Branch (Miss.)
Paine, F. Y.
Panola (Miss.)
Ruffin, Unknown
United States. Army
Letter from Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey to General Peter Osterhaus; August 22, 1865
Conventions
Conventions--Mississippi. Constitutional Convention (1865)
Crime
Crime--Robbery
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Hinds County (Miss.)
Jackson (Miss.)
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Madison County (Miss.)
Military Events--Martial law
Military Events--Military occupation
Mississippi. Executive Department
Osterhaus, Peter, 1823-1917
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
United States. President
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Letter from General Peter J. Osterhaus to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 21, 1865
Coopers Well (Miss.)
Crime
Fontaine, Lamar
Headquarters, Military
Hinds County (Miss.)
Jackson (Miss.)
Livingston (Miss.)
Madison County (Miss.)
Military Events--Martial law
Military Events--Military elections
Military Events--Military occupation
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Mississippi. Militia
Newspapers
Osterhaus, Peter, 1823-1917
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
United States. Army
United States. Army. Department of Mississippi
United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands
United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands--District of Mississippi
United States. War Department
Petition from Mary and Annie M. Stewart to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 8, 1865
Atkinson, John C.
Bradford, H. B.
Chew, John C.
Confederate States of America--Military Service (Branch Unspecified)
Crime
Crime--Arson
Crime--Destruction of property
Diggs, J. W.
Falconer, Kinloch
Ferrell, John D.
Gateley, J. J.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Hill, J. G.
Holly Springs (Miss.)
Impoverished people
Mayors
McCarroll, Jonathan R.
Merchants
Military Events--Military occupation
Military Events--Raid
Millinery workers
Moreley, G. H.
Parker, J. B.
Polk, Thomas G.
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Sheriffs
Stewart, Annie M.
Stewart, Mary
Stores, Retail
Taxation
Taxation--Exemption
Taxation--Mississippi
Trotter, James F.
United States. Army
Valentine, E. H.
Van Dorn, Earl, 1820-1863
Watson, John William Clark
Watson, R. L.
Weaver, J. F.
Letter from L. M. Hall to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 1, 1865
Appointment to office
Hall, L. M.
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Judges
Military Districts--4th (Miss.)
Military Events--Military discharge
Military Events--Military occupation
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Mississippi. Executive Department
Mississippi. Militia
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Slocum, Henry Warner, 1826-1894
Under Review
United States. Army
United States. Army. Ordnance Department
United States. President
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Warren County (Miss.)
Letter from J. Hewett to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 1865
Adams County (Miss.)
Appointment to office
Clerks
Conventions
Conventions--Mississippi. Constitutional Convention (1868)
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crime
Crime--Destruction of property
Emancipation and self emancipation
Hewett, J.
Jackson (Miss.)
Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891
Judges
Lawyers
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870
Libraries
Martin, William T.
Mayors
Military Events--Military occupation
Natchez (Miss.)
Political elections
Schools
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Students
Tax auditing
Tax collectors
Taxation
Tradespeople
United States. Army
Ventress, James Alexander, 1805-1867
Wilkinson County (Miss.)
Wood, Sam
Letter from Joseph B. Stratton to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 29, 1865
Appointment to office
Boyd, Unknown
Burnet, William
Churches
Churches--First Presbyterian Church (Natchez, Miss.)
Clergy
Jackson (Miss.)
Judges
Military Events--Martial law
Military Events--Military occupation
Natchez (Miss.)
Post offices
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Stratton, Joseph B.
Treasury agents
United States. Department of the Treasury
Winchester, J.
Printed circular from General O. O. Howard; July 28, 1865
Alabama
Arkansas
Commissioners
Confederate States of America--Military Service (Branch Unspecified)
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Enslaved people
Florida
Georgia
Historically free and newly freed African Americans
Howard, O. O. (Oliver Otis), 1830-1909
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Kentucky
Land Commissioners
Louisiana
Military Events--Military occupation
Missouri
North Carolina
Refugees
South Carolina
Taxation
Taxation--Confederate States of America
Tennessee
Texas
United States. Army
United States. Army. General Order No. 110
United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands
United States. Congress
United States. Congress. Legislation. Freedman's Bureau Act (1865)
United States. Congress. Legislation. Pacific Railroad Act (1864)
United States. President
United States. War Department
Virginia
Washington (D.C.)
Letter from Levi Donald to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 21, 1865
City Council Members
Columbus (Miss.)
Criminal Procedure--Amnesty
Donald, Levi
Jackson (Miss.)
Mayors
Military Events--Military occupation
Police
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
United States. Congress
United States. Congress. Legislation. General Amnesty Act (1865)
Letter from R. Bullock to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 11, 1865
Adams County (Miss.)
Appointment to office
Bullock, R.
Judges
Military Events--Military occupation
Natchez (Miss.)
Political elections
Probate courts
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
United States. Army
Letter from J. W. C. Watson to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 11, 1865
Holly Springs (Miss.)
Impoverished people
Jackson (Miss.)
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891
Marshall County (Miss.)
Military Events--Military occupation
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
United States. Army
United States. War Department
Watson, John W. A.
Letter from J. H. Maury to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 2, 1865
Appointment to office
Bruinsburg (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Crime
Crime--Robbery
Crime--Theft
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Farrar, A. K.
Fulkerson, George F.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Guerrilla warfare
Humphreys, Benjamin Grubb, 1808-1882
Jackson, Unknown
Maury, James H.
McClelland, Unknown
Military Events--Capitulations, Military
Military Events--Invasions
Military Events--Military occupation
Mississippi. Militia
Murdoch, John
Natchez (Miss.)
Police
Political elections
Port Gibson (Miss.)
Provost Marshals
Rocky Springs (Miss.)
Rodney (Miss.)
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Sheriffs
Taxation
Taxation--Confederate States of America
Taylor, Unknown
United States. Army
Walker, Nelson S.
Willis, Daniel
Letter from P. Winchester to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; June 26, 1865
Adams County (Miss.)
Boyd, Samuel K.
Clerks
Courthouses
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crime
Crime--Destruction of property
Headquarters, Military
Metcalfe, O.
Military Events--Military occupation
Natchez (Miss.)
Political elections
Provost Marshals
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Shielas, Joseph D.
Walworth, Douglas
Winchester, P.
Wood, Samuel
Telegram from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 16, 1863
Banks
Christians
Christians--Catholics
Churches
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Cavalry
Crime
Crime--Arson
Crime--Destruction of property
Criminal Procedure--Parole
Death
Emancipation and self emancipation
Enslaved people
Evacuations
Factories
Georgia
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Green's Factory (Jackson, Miss.)
Hinds County (Miss.)
Hospitals
Impoverished people
Jackson (Miss.)
Loring, Unknown
Military Engagements
Military Engagements--Jackson, Battle of, Miss., 1863
Military Events--Military occupation
Military Status--Prisoners of war
Mississippi. Governor's Mansion (Jackson, Miss.)
Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Newspapers
Newspapers--Mississippian (Oxford, Miss.)
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Railroad
Railroad--Southern Railway (U.S.)
Raymond (Miss.)
South Carolina
Stores, Retail
Telegraph Company
United States. Army
Wounds and injuries
Telegram from James Watts to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; July 9, 1863
Barry, William
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 35th
Jackson (Miss.)
Meridian (Miss.)
Military Engagements
Military Engagements--Vicksburg, Siege of, Miss., 1863
Military Events--Military occupation
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Telegraph Company
Telegraph Company--South-Western Telegraph Company (Jackson, Miss.)
Van Horne, John
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Watts, James
Letter from General J. Z. George to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; July 18, 1863
Canton (Miss.)
Chalmers, James R. (James Ronald), 1831-1898
Confederate States of America. Army
Crime
Crime--Robbery
Emancipation and self emancipation
Enslaved people
Friars Point (Miss.)
Greenwood (Miss.)
Grenada (Miss.)
Headquarters, Military
Impoverished people
Jackson (Miss.)
Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Military Events--Disband Military Units
Military Events--Military occupation
Military Events--Military transfer
Military Events--Raid
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Military Status--Draftees
Military Status--Military deserters
Mississippi. Militia
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Plantations
Under Review
Under Review--Brigades
United States. Army
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Yazoo City (Miss.)
Letter from P. Henry to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 30, 1863
Evacuations
Evacuations--Jackson (Miss.), 1863
Henry, P.
Impressment
Impressment--War Material
Jackson (Miss.)
Military Events--Military occupation
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Rankin County (Miss.)
United States. Army
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