Letter from John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 4, 1862

African AmericansEnslaved peopleImpoverished peopleMilitary familiesWidowsFarmersLawyersPlanterDroughtEpidemicExecutionInvasionsRaidSelf emancipationStarvationPlantationsPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Portevent, William J.Kimball, L.Van Dorn, Earl, 1820-1863Claiborne, J. F. H. (John Francis Hamtramck), 1809-1884Hancock County (Miss.)Jackson County (Miss.)Pearl River (Miss.)New Orleans (La.)Fort Pike (La.)Mobile (Ala.)Gulf Coast (Miss.)Bay Saint Louis (Miss.)Confederate States of America. ArmyConfederate States of America. Coast GuardUnited States. Army

Letter from William Clark to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; July 11, 1861

Massachusetts (Ship : 1860)Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Barrow, Robert H. J.Clark, WilliamCamp Legarden (Miss.)Mississippi City (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)Gulf Coast (Miss.)Ship Island (Miss.)Confederate States of America. ArmyConfederate States of America. Army. Louisiana. Infantry Regiment, 4thConfederate States of America. Coast Guard