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Military Events--Raid
Petition from Sarah Garrett to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; October 10, 1864
African Americans
Barbers
Bowers, E. J.
Canton (Miss.)
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Clerks
Colquhom, J
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, Henderson's Scouts
Contracting Out--Enslaved Labor
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crime
Crime--Threat
Criminal Procedure--Clemency
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Indictments
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Procedure--Pleading
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Draymen
Enslaved people
Enslavers
Garrett, Sarah D.
Henderson, Samuel
Historically free and newly freed African Americans
Impoverished people
Latimer, R. M.
Luckett, O. A.
Madison County (Miss.)
Messengers
Military Events--Raid
Military Status--Military families
Orphans
Priestley, William
Probate courts
Robinson, John S.
Shackleford, C. C.
Shelden, A. D.
Sheriffs
Taylor, William J.
Tupper, T. C.
United States. Army
Widows
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 M. Brown and L. J. Fleming; 1865
Brown, M.
Brown, S. L.
Causey, J. W.
Chairperson
Civil engineers
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army of Tennessee
Confederate States of America. Army. Tennessee
Confederate States of America. Army. Tennessee. Cavalry Regiment, 19th
Depots
Duncan, William L.
Fleming, L. J.
Gentry, C. C.
Gilbert, W. C.
Gillenwaters, E. C.
Henderson, Thomas
Hood, John Bell, 1831-1879
Impoverished people
Knight, R. K.
Military Events--Raid
Military Status--Draftees
Military Status--Military families
Railroad
Railroad--Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
Rogers, Z.
Smith, R. B.
Starvation
Superintendents
Tishomingo County (Miss.)
United States. Army
West Point (Miss.)
Whitfield, George
Williams, C. W.
Williams, Wess
Wisdom, D. M.
Letter from Sheriff James T. Gresham to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; April 15, 1865
Bay Springs (Miss.)
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Gresham, James T.
Military Events--Raid
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Military Status--Draft resisters
Military Status--Military deserters
Mississippi. Militia
Sheriffs
Tishomingo County (Miss.)
United States. Army
Wounds and injuries
Petition to General Richard Taylor; March 2, 1865
African Americans
Barnes, L.
Batchelor, E. C.
Booth, L. L.
Boothe, A. E.
Brick, Ellen E.
Brown, Annie
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America--Military Service (Branch Unspecified)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Adjutant and Inspector-General's Office
Confederate States of America. Army. Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
Confederate States of America. Army. Department of Tennesse, Alabama, and Mississippi
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Ellis, P., Jr.
Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877
Gibson, Fannie
Gibson, Frances
Gibson, Jane N.
Gibson, L. H.
Gibson, M. L.
Gibson, N. E.
Gibson, Thomas J.
Hawkins, George
Headquarters, Military
Henderson, H. E.
Henderson, W. H.
Highlender, S.
Hodge, G. B.
Hogan, J. L.
Hubberd, O.
Impoverished people
Kline, T. A.
Kline, W. G.
Latham, F.
Latham, L. A.
Meridian (Miss.)
Military Events--Raid
Military Status--Military deserters
Nailer, John?
Powell, M. F.
Sayers, J. D.
Septon, R. E.
Septon, T. D.
Taylor, Richard, 1826-1879
United States. Army
Warren County (Miss.)
West Point (Miss.)
Incomplete letter from Captain A. Q. Withers to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; October 28, 1864
African Americans
Appointment to office
Charleston (S.C.)
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. President
Cotton gins and ginning
Crime
Crime--Arson
Crime--Destruction of property
Crime--Theft
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
DeSoto County (Miss.)
Emancipation and self emancipation
Enslaved people
Historically free and newly freed African Americans
Holly Springs (Miss.)
Hurst, Fielding
Impoverished people
Law Offices
Law Offices--Gates and Woods (Miss.)
Macon (Miss.)
Marshall County (Miss.)
Memphis (Tenn.)
Military Districts--1st (Miss.)
Military Events--Raid
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Military Status--Military deserters
Military Status--Military families
Military training camps
Mississippi. Militia
Mississippi. Militia. Reserves--Withers' Company
Plantations
Railroad
Railroad--Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company
Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880
Tippah County (Miss.)
United States. Army
Withers, A. Q.
Letter from John T. Ball to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; May 5, 1865
Ball, John T.
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Crime
Crime--Threat
Macon (Miss.)
Meridian (Miss.)
Military Events--Raid
Noxubee County (Miss.)
Physicians
Selling--Liquors
United States. Army
Letter from Sheriff W. H. Mangum to W. R. Poindexter; March 28, 1865
African Americans
Crime
Crime--Destruction of property
Lawyers
Mangum, W. A.
Military Events--Raid
Osbaun, Unknown
Physicians
Poindexter, W. B.
Railroad
Selling--Liquors
Sheriffs
Under Review
United States. Army
Vaughn, Henry
Yazoo City (Miss.)
Yazoo County (Miss.)
Letter from H. Vaughan, Jr., to W. R. Poindexter; March 30, 1865
Commercial agents
Crime
Crime--Destruction of property
Jennings & Devlin (Yazoo City, Miss.)
Military Events--Raid
Mississippi. Treasury Department
Osburn, Thomas O.
Poindexter, W. R.
Selling--Liquors
Sheriffs
United States. Army
Vaiden (Miss.)
Vaughan (Miss.)
Vaughan, H., Jr.
Weavers, Unknown
Yazoo City (Miss.)
Yazoo County (Miss.)
Letter from W. A. Strong to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 17, 1865
Bradford, A. B.
Carroll County (Miss.)
Carrollton (Miss.)
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Columbus (Miss.)
Commercial agents
Confederate States of America--Quartermaster
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 1st (Lindsay's/Pinson's)
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 1st (Lindsay's/Pinson's). Company A
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 5th
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 30th
Crime
Crime--Burglary
Crime--Forcible entry and detainer
Crime--Robbery
Crime--Theft
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Disease and illness
Distillation
Distilleries
Greenwood (Miss.)
Kennedy, Thomas B.
Macon (Miss.)
Messengers
Military Events--Raid
Military Status--Veterans
Mississippi River
Mississippi. Legislation. An act to prevent the distillation of spirituous liquors… (Approved April 5, 1864)
Mississippi. Legislature
Montgomery, Unknown
Physicians
Pinson, R. A.
Poindexter, J. T.
Ross, Unknown
Russel, Dan
Sheriffs
Strong, W. A.
Texas
Threadgill, Tilghman S.
Vaiden (Miss.)
Letter from Lieutenant Colonel J. D. Stewart to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 22, 1865
Appointment to office
Blacksmiths
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America--Ordnance
Confederate States of America--Quartermaster
Disease and illness
Evacuations
Evacuations--Meridian (Miss.), 1864
Green, Joshua
Gun shops
Haughton, L.
Headquarters, Military
Jackson (Miss.)
Laborers
Macon (Miss.)
Mangum, W. H.
Manufacturers
McCall, Unknown
Meridian (Miss.)
Messengers
Military Events--Raid
Mississippi. Legislation. Chapter LIX (1864)
Mississippi. Legislature
Mississippi. State Armory
Mississippi. Treasury Department
Railroad
Railroad--Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
Sheriffs
Stewart, J. D.
Stores, Grocery
Stores, Retail
Superintendents
Taylor, Richard, 1826-1879
Under Review
United States. Army
Yazoo County (Miss.)
Letter from Lee Fleming to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 15, 1865
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Corinth (Miss.)
Crime
Crime--Destruction of property
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Engineers
Evacuations
Evacuations--Corinth (Miss.), 1862
Fleming, Lee J.
Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877
Grierson, Benjamin Henry, 1826-1911
Hill, R. A.
Hood, John Bell, 1831-1879
Impoverished people
Judges
Macon (Miss.)
Military Events--Raid
Mobile (Ala.)
Okolona (Miss.)
Prairie (Miss.)
Railroad
Railroad--Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company
Railroad--Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
Superintendents
Taylor, Richard, 1826-1879
Thomas, George H. (George Henry), 1816-1870
Tishomingo County (Miss.)
Under Review
United States. Army
Report from Mississippi State Librarian F. A. Whiting to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 6, 1865
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Crime
Crime--Arson
Crime--Destruction of property
Jackson (Miss.)
Librarians
Libraries
Macon (Miss.)
Military Events--Raid
Mississippi. Legislature
Mississippi. State Library
Mississippi. Supreme Court
United States. Army
Whiting, F. A.
Letter from General Frank Gardner; December 12, 1864
Abbey, Unknown
Alabama
Attorneys General
Baton Rouge (La.)
Brandon (Miss.)
Clanton, J. W.
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Battalion, 1st
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Battalion, 1st. Reserves
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 28th
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 28th. Company F
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 4th
Corinth (Miss.)
Gardner, Frank
Headquarters, Military
Jackson (Miss.)
Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863
Louisiana
Mabry, Unknown
Macon (Miss.)
McCulloch, Unknown
Meridian (Miss.)
Military Events--Raid
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Military training camps
Mississippi. Militia
Mississippi. Militia. Infantry Regiment, 1st
Mississippi. Militia. Infantry Regiment, 1st. Reserves (1864)
Mississippi. Militia. Minute Men Infantry Battalion, 1st (1862-1863)
Mississippi. Militia. Minute Men Infantry Regiment, 1st (King's)
Mobile (Ala.)
Monticello (Miss.)
Patton, William S.
Pearl River (Miss. and La.)
Railroad
Sayers, J. D.
Sayers, Joseph D.
Scott, Unknown
Under Review
United States. Army
Venice (La.)
Weir, John
Wilbourn, C. C.
Woodlief, Edward D.
Letter from Doctor W. G. Williams to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; December 5, 1864
Allen, Henry Watkins, 1820–1866
Claiborne County (Miss.)
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America--Military Service (Branch Unspecified)
Confederate States of America. Congress
Crime
Crime--Smuggling
Depots
Disease and illness
Ellett, Unknown
Governors--Louisiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Macon (Miss.)
Matamoros (Tamaulipas, Mexico)
Memphis (Tenn.)
Military Engagements
Military Events--Blockade
Military Events--Raid
Military Status--Prisoners of war
Natchez (Miss.)
New Orleans (La.)
Newspapers
Physicians
Port Gibson (Miss.)
Rodney (Miss.)
Shreveport (La.)
Texas
United States. Army
United States. Congress
United States. Navy
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Williams, W. G.
Wilmington (N.C.)
Letter from General Richard Taylor to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; September 26, 1864
Alabama
Athens (Ala.)
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America--Commissary
Confederate States of America--Quartermaster
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
Crime
Crime--Threat
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Death
Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877
Headquarters, Military
Hood, Unknown
Macon (Miss.)
Military Events--Capitulations, Military
Military Events--Raid
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Montgomery (Ala.)
Opelika (Ala.)
Railroad
Selma (Ala.)
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Taylor, Richard, 1826-1879
Telegraph Company
Under Review
United States. Army
West Point (Miss.)
Wounds and injuries
Letter from General Richard Taylor to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; October 9, 1864
Chalmers, James R. (James Ronald), 1831-1898
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 9th
Impoverished people
Lake (Miss.)
Macon (Miss.)
Military Events--Raid
Oxford (Miss.)
Railroad
Railroad--Southern Railway (U.S.)
Sawler, J. T.
Taylor, Richard, 1826-1879
United States. Army
Letter from William H. Kilpatrick to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; September 10, 1864
Appointment to office
Beene, R. O.
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Corinth (Miss.)
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Evacuations
Grand jury
Impoverished people
Itawamba County (Miss.)
Judges
Judicial Districts
Judicial Districts--9th (Miss.)
Kilpatrick, William H.
Lawyers
Macon (Miss.)
Military Events--Invasions
Military Events--Military leaves and furloughs
Military Events--Raid
Mississippi. Militia
Pontotoc (Miss.)
Smith, Unknown
Sturgis, Unknown
Tishomingo County (Miss.)
Unionists (United States Civil War)
United States. Army
Letter from H. Cassidy to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; September 12, 1864
African Americans
Amite County (Miss.)
Cassedy, H.
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America. Army
Crime
Crime--Murder
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Death
Emancipation and self emancipation
Enslaved people
Enslavers
Franklin County (Miss.)
Jefferson County (Miss.)
Leggett, J. N.
Military Events--Raid
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Military Status--Military deserters
Military Status--Military families
Mississippi. Legislature
Mississippi. Militia
Natchez (Miss.)
Post offices
Under Review
United States. Army
Wilkinson County (Miss.)
Letter from A. B. Bradford to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; August 27, 1864
African Americans
Blackburn, Unknown
Bolivar County (Miss.)
Bradford, A. B.
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Courthouses
Emancipation and self emancipation
Enslaved people
Johnson, Unknown
Military Events--Insubordination
Military Events--Military service exemption
Military Events--Raid
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Military Status--Military families
Mississippi. Legislation. Chapter XVI (1864)
Mississippi. Legislature
Mississippi. Militia
Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Battalion, 2nd
Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Battalion, 2nd. Reserves
Montgomery, W. E.
Perthshire (Miss.)
Under Review
United States. Army
White River (Ark. and Mo.)
Letter from George J. Mortimer to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; August 20, 1864
Amite County (Miss.)
Appointment to office
Brandon (Miss.)
Burnet, Unknown
Canton (Miss.)
Claiborne County (Miss.)
Clark, Ann E.
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Clergy
Commercial agents
Confederate States of America--Commissary
Confederate States of America--Quartermaster
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Cavalry
Copiah County (Miss.)
Crystal Springs (Miss.)
Debow, J. R. B.
Farmers
Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877
Franklin County (Miss.)
Georgia
Haley, Unknown
Hinds County (Miss.)
Hood, John Bell
Impoverished people
Jefferson County (Miss.)
Lawrence County (Miss.)
Louisiana
Macon (Miss.)
Military Events--Invasions
Military Events--Raid
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Military Status--Military families
Mississippi. Legislature
Mississippi. Militia
Mortimer, George J.
United States. Army
Utica (Miss.)
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Virginia
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.)
Letter from H. S. Van Eaton to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; July 12, 1864
Big Black Swamp (Miss.)
Black Creek (Miss.)
Bowie (Miss.)
Brandon (Miss.)
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America--Commissary
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Cavalry
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 6th
Covington County (Miss.)
Crime
Crime--Destruction of property
Crime--Theft
Crime--Threat
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Status--Fugitives from justice
Depots
Gainesville (Miss.)
Historically free and newly freed African Americans
Jones County (Miss.)
Lamkin, D. A.
Lee, N. W.
Lowry, Robert, 1830-1910
Marion County (Miss.)
McNair, John E.
Military Events--Military service exemption
Military Events--Raid
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Military Status--Military deserters
Mississippi. Legislation. Chapter XVI (1864)
Mississippi. Militia
Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Battalion, 1st
Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Battalion, 1st (McNair's). Company A
Mount Carmel (Miss.)
Pearl River (Miss. and La.)
Perry County (Miss.)
Simpson County (Miss.)
Smith County (Miss.)
Stores, Retail
United States. Army
Van Eaton, H. S.
Letter from General Reuben Davis to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; July 4, 1864
Aberdeen (Miss.)
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Davis, Reuben, 1813-1890
Military Events--Raid
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Letter from Robert S. Hudson to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; June 25, 1864
Attala County (Miss.)
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Courts
Crime
Crime--Extortion
Crime--Threat
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Death
Distilleries
Edinburg (Miss.)
Holmes County (Miss.)
Hudson, R. S.
Jails
Judges
Lawyers
Leake County (Miss.)
Madison County (Miss.)
Military Events--Raid
Military Status--Military deserters
Mississippi. High Court of Errors and Appeals
Neshoba County (Miss.)
United States. Army
Winston County (Miss.)
Yazoo County (Miss.)
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