From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from United States Army Captain J. P. Schooley of the 66th United States Colored Infantry at Jackson, Mississippi, to Captain J. Warren Miller, concerning the request by Colonel Zeigler of the 52nd United States Colored Infantry for fresh beef.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Printed Special Order No. 474 from Assistant Adjutant General E. D. Townsend at the United States War Department in Washington, District of Columbia, stating that Private Aaron Blackwell of the 1st Battalion, Mississippi Marine Brigade, will be released from confinement and given a dishonorable discharge.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Printed Special Orders No. 474 from Assistant Adjutant General Edward D. Townsend, by order of the United States Secretary of War, stating that Private Wiley Wade of the 1st Battalion, Cavalry, Mississippi Marine Brigade, will be released from confinement at the Missouri State Penitentiary and given a dishonorable discharge.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William M. Pollan, a veteran of the 1st Mississippi Mounted Rifles (United States), at Greensboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, regarding Pollan's election as probate judge and the organization of the militia in Choctaw County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return requesting five days rations to be issued for enlisted men of the 50th, 52nd, and 53rd United States Colored Infantry Regiments on special duty as orderlies and messengers at Sub-District Headquarters at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by order of Colonel Charles A. Gilchrist, the Sub-District commander, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of a captain in the 2nd New Jersey Cavalry, requesting twenty-one days rations to be issued for a detachment of his command. The return is approved by Lieutenant Colonel N. J. Gibson, post commander at Brookhaven, Mississippi, and Assistant Adjutant General W. A. Gordon, by order of Major General Peter J. Osterhaus, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of H. C. Huntsman, surgeon of the 50th United States Colored Infantry, requesting five days rations to be issued for use in the regimental hospital. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, the post commander, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Second Lieutenant Jacob A. Jackson, Company C, 9th Indiana Cavalry, requesting rations to be issued for the men of his command detailed as couriers from Big Black, Mississippi, to Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Assistant Adjutant General W. A. Gordon, by order of Major General Peter J. Osterhaus, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Major E. L. Moore, 53rd United States Colored Infantry, requesting rations to be issued for a detachment of his command at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Major Alfred Hodsden, 2nd Louisiana Infantry (United States), requesting five days rations to be issued for the men of his command at Brookhaven, Mississippi. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, the post commander, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Major A. E. Barnes, 50th United States Colored Infantry, requesting rations to be issued for a detachment of the command at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Major A. E. Barnes, 50th United States Colored Infantry, requesting rations to be issued for a detachment of the command at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Major A. E. Barnes, 50th United States Colored Infantry, requesting five days rations to be issued for a detachment of his command. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, the post commander, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Lieutenant and Sub Commissioner of Freedmen James H. Smith, requesting ten days rations to be issued for a detachment of three men from the 58th Ohio Infantry and one from the 9th Indiana Cavalry on duty as clerks and orderlies at the Freedmen's Bureau at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, the post commander, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Lieutenant and Sub Commissioner of Freedmen James H. Smith, 52nd United States Colored Infantry, requesting ten days rations to be issued for freedmen confined in the guard house at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, the post commander, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Lieutenant Colonel N. S. Gilson, 58th United States Colored Infantry, requesting twenty-six days rations to be issued for the men of his command at Brookhaven, Mississippi. The return is approved Major General Peter J. Osterhaus, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Lieutenant Colonel M. H. Tuttle, 50th United States Colored Infantry, requesting five days rations to be issued for a detachment of men under his command at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, the post commander, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Lieutenant Colonel M. H. Tuttle, 50th United States Colored Infantry, requesting five days rations to be issued for a detachment of his command, at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, the post commander, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Captain and Quartermaster G. L. Heaton, requesting rations to be issued for four citizen employees of the Quartermaster Department at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Major and Assistant Adjutant General W. A. Gordon, by order of Major General Peter J. Osterhaus, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Captain and Chief Quartermaster G. L. Heaton, requesting eleven days rations to be issued for citizens employed at the Quartermaster Department at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Assistant Adjutant General W. A. Gordon, by order of Major General Peter J. Osterhaus, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Captain and Chief Quartermaster G. L. Heaton, requesting ten days rations to be issued for twelve men on detached service from Company K, 73rd United States Colored Infantry, at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Assistant Adjutant General W. A. Gordon, by order of Major General Peter J. Osterhaus, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Captain and Chief Quartermaster G. L. Heaton, requesting fifteen days rations to be issued for employees of the Quartermaster Department at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Assistant Adjutant General W. A. Gordon, by order of Major General Peter J. Osterhaus, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Captain G. L. Heaton, Chief Quartermaster of the District of Mississippi, requesting fifteen days rations to be issued for two men on detached service from Company K, 52nd United States Colored Infantry at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Assistant Adjutant General W. A. Gordon, by order of Major General Peter J. Osterhaus, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Captain A. S. Vincent, 50th United States Colored Infantry, requesting ten days rations to be issued for use by a detachment of his command. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, the post commander, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Assistant Surgeon W. F. Fisher, 50th United States Colored Infantry, requesting five days rations to be issued for twelve men at the regimental hospital. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, the post commander, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.