Letter from William M. Pollan to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 20, 1865

Choctaw County (Miss.)Confederate States of America. ArmyConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Battalion, 1st (Choctaw)CrimeCrime--FraudCrime--RobberyEnslaved peopleFranceGreensboro (Miss.)Historically free and newly freed African AmericansMilitary electionsMississippi. MilitiaPollan, William M.Recruiting and enlistmentSecessionistsSharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Union League of AmericaWhig Party (U.S.)

Letter from L. Brewer to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 26, 1861

Brewer, L.Confederate States of America. ArmyConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Battalion, 1st (Choctaw)High Hill (Leake County, Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)Leake County (Miss.)Native AmericansNative Americans--Choctaw NationPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867

Letter from Benjamin Duckworth to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 22, 1861

Confederate States of America. ArmyConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Battalion, 1st (Choctaw)Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Battalion, 1st (Choctaw). Company ADuckworth, BenjaminPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Smith County (Miss.)Taylorsville (Miss.)