Letter from John Cowden to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 17, 1863

Bourne, Henry ClayCowdan, JohnFayette (Miss.)Grand Gulf (Miss.)Harrison, DavidHazlehurst (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)Jefferson County (Miss.)Madison Parish (La.)Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867PlantationsPort Gibson (Miss.)RailroadRodney (Miss.)United States. ArmyVicksburg (Miss.)

Letter from John Cowden to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; December 10, 1862

Cowdan, JohnEagle Bend (Miss.)Hazlehurst (Miss.)MinesNapoleon (Ark.)Pemberton, John C. (John Clifford), 1814-1881Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867PlantationsPlanterVicksburg (Miss.)

Letter from John Cowdan to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; September 23, 1860

AbolitionistsAfricaAfrican AmericansBell, John, 1796-1869Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875CaliforniaCowdan, JohnDouglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861Enslaved peopleHazlehurst (Miss.)IllinoisImpoverished peopleIndianaJackson (Miss.)KansasLincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Political Parties--Democratic Party (U.S.)Political electionsPolitical elections--Election of 1860United States. CongressUnited States. Congress. House