Letter from General M. F. Force to B. G. Humphreys; September 6, 1865

African AmericansConventionsConventions--Mississippi. Constitutional Convention (1868)Force, M. F. (Manning Ferguson), 1824-1899Freedmen's Bureau--Northern District of MississippiHeadquarters, MilitaryHistorically free and newly freed African AmericansHoward, O. O. (Oliver Otis), 1830-1909Humphreys, Benjamin Grubb, 1808-1882Jackson (Miss.)OhioOhio. GovernorTelegraph CompanyUnited States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned LandsUnited States. CongressWood, Thomas John, 1823-1906

Letter from Assistant Adjutant General W. A. Gordon to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 23, 1865

AdjutantsFreedmen's Bureau--Northern District of MississippiGoodman (Miss.)Gordon, W. A.Headquarters, MilitaryImprisonmentJackson (Miss.)Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873

Letter from James T. Harrison and Thomas C. Billups to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 21, 1865

Billups, Thomas C.Foster, L. Q. H.Freedmen's Bureau--Northern District of MississippiHarrison, James T.Jackson (Miss.)Provost MarshalsSharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Unionists (United States Civil War)

Letter from General Peter J. Osterhaus to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 21, 1865

Coopers Well (Miss.)CrimeFontaine, LamarFreedmen's Bureau--Northern District of MississippiHeadquarters, MilitaryHinds County (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)Livingston (Miss.)Madison County (Miss.)Martial lawMilitary electionsMilitary occupationMississippi. MilitiaNewspapersOsterhaus, Peter, 1823-1917Recruiting and enlistmentSharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873United States. ArmyUnited States. Army. Department of MississippiUnited States. War Department

Printed extract of Special Orders No. 72 from General Peter J. Osterhaus; October 3, 1865

Allen, SamuelFreedmen's Bureau--Northern District of MississippiGordon, W. A.Grier, JohnHeadquarters, MilitaryImprisoned peopleJackson (Miss.)Osterhaus, Peter, 1823-1917Provost MarshalsSharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873TrialUnited States. Adjutant-General's Office

Letter from Lieutenant Colonel R. S. Donaldson to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; September 25, 1865

CommissionersDonaldson, R. S.Freedmen's Bureau--Northern District of MississippiSharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Thomas, SamuelUnited States. ArmyUnited States. Army. General Order No. 8United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands

Extract of Special Order #26 from General Peter J. Osterhaus; August 14, 1865

ArrestCourtsCrimeCrime--MurderFreedmen's Bureau--Northern District of MississippiGordon, W. A.Headquarters, MilitaryHissong, L. F.Jackson (Miss.)Kirkpatrick, W. M.Osterhaus, Peter, 1823-1917Provost MarshalsRankin County (Miss.)Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873TrialUnited States. Adjutant-General's OfficeUnited States. ArmyUnited States. Army. Special Order No. 26

Letter from General Peter J. Osterhaus to General Jasper A. Maltby; July 20, 1865

Downing, C.Freedmen's Bureau--Northern District of MississippiFreedmen's Bureau--Western District of MississippiHeadquarters, MilitaryJackson (Miss.)Kerns, W. F.Maltby, Jasper Adalmorn, 1826-1867Osterhaus, Peter, 1823-1917United States. Adjutant-General's OfficeUnited States. Quarter MasterVicksburg (Miss.)Whitcomb, C. S.