Letter from J. B. Wallace to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 23, 1863

Enslaved peopleImpoverished peopleMilitary familiesLawyersMillersMilitary dischargeStarvationPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Wallace, J. B.Bowman, RobertCamp Lee (Miss.)Vicksburg (Miss.)Confederate States of America. ArmyConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Light Artillery Regiment, 1stConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Light Artillery Regiment, 1st. Company J

Letter from Sallie B. Harris to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 18, 1863

Military familiesDeathLaborersMilitary service exemptionPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Harris, Sallie B.Hardaway, Mrs. S. L.VirginiaBovina (Miss.)Confederate States of America. ArmyConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Light Artillery Regiment, 1st

Letter from Landy A. Lindsey to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 17, 1863

Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Lindsey, Landy A.Withers, William T.Jackson (Miss.)Yazoo River (Miss.)Confederate States of America. ArmyConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Light Artillery Regiment, 1st

Letter from James E. Matthews to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 21, 1862

African AmericansEnslaved peoplePeople with disabilitiesPrisoners of warDeathDisease and illnessPhysiciansPlanterArsonHeadquarters, MilitaryMillsPlantationsTupper, T. C.King, John W.Jackson, UnknownBenson, UnknownWithers, William T.Blythe, Green L.Bowen, UnknownMatthews, James EJackson (Miss.)Senatobia (Miss.)DeSoto County (Miss.)Tunica County (Miss.)Helena (Ark.)Mississippi RiverYazoo River (Miss.)Phillips Bayou (Ark.)Memphis (Tenn.)Confederate States of America. ArmyConfederate States of America. Army. CavalryConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Light Artillery Regiment, 1stMississippi. MilitiaMississippi. Militia. Reserves--Senatobia RangersUnited States. Army

Letter from Sarah Stowers and Fannie Fauntleroy to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 2, 1862

African AmericansEnslaved peopleMilitary familiesSlaveholdersPlanterMilitary dischargePlantationsPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Stowers, Joseph M.Fauntleroy, Frank B.Stowers, Sarah L.Fauntleroy, Fannie A.Washington (Miss.)Adams County (Miss.)Quitman's Landing (Miss.)Confederate States of America. ArmyConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Light Artillery Regiment, 1stConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Light Artillery Regiment, 1st. Company HUnited States. Army

Letter from Robert Bowman to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 13, 1862

Confederate States of America. War DepartmentPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Bowman, RobertYazoo City (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)Confederate States of America. ArmyConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Light Artillery Regiment, 1stConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Light Artillery Regiment, 1st. Company I

Letter from Charles G. Johnson to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 21, 1862

Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Wither, William T.Johnson, Charles G.Tupelo (Miss.)LouisianaConfederate States of America. ArmyConfederate States of America. Army of the Mississippi (1862 Mar. 5-Nov. 20)Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Light Artillery Regiment, 1st

Letter from C. M. Vaiden to Mississippi Governor John Jones; September 19, 1861

PrisonersDisease and illnessPardonConfederate States of America. Quartermaster General's OfficeMississippi State PenitentiaryMississippi. Treasury DepartmentPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Pittman, UnknownVaiden, C. M.Brougher, C. A.Jackson (Miss.)Choctaw County (Miss.)Vaiden (Miss.)Bankston (Miss.)Confederate States of America. ArmyConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Light Artillery Regiment, 1stConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Light Artillery Regiment, 1st. Company L