Letter from William H. Varnado to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; December 8, 1862

African AmericansChristiansChristians--BaptistsDrafteesImpoverished peopleMilitary desertersMilitary familiesBirthDeathDisease and illnessClergyLawyersCrimeCrime--Assault and batteryCrime--Destruction of propertyCrime--ExtortionCrime--MurderCrime--RobberyDisband--Military UnitsExecutionInvasionsMexican War, 1846-1848Recruiting and enlistmentStarvationUnited States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783Democratic Party (U.S.)Headquarters, MilitaryUnder ReviewPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Steede, Abner C.Portevent, UnknownLeeds, UnknownPoitevent, UnknownMcKinis, UnknownVarnado, William H.Hancock County (Miss.)South CarolinaShip Island (Miss.)Gulf Coast (Miss.)Confederate States of America. ArmyConfederate States of America. Army. ArtilleryConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Battalion, 17thUnited States. ArmyUnited States. Army. U.S. Colored Troops

Letter from R. G. Garmon to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 10, 1863

BirthDisease and illnessFarmersMilitary transferMilitary training campsPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Williams, UnknownWeatherall, John T.Garmon, R. G.Young, WilliamWilliams, C. H.Bromley, H. C.George, James Z. (James Zachariah), 1826-1897Duggins LandingTallahatchie County (Miss.)Chesterville (Miss.)Pontotoc County (Miss.)Cabaris County (N.C.)North CarolinaMississippi. MilitiaMississippi. Militia. Cavalry Battalion, 2nd (Harris'). Company AMississippi. Militia. Minute Men Infantry Regiment, 4thMississippi. Militia. Minute Men Infantry Regiment, 4th. Company G

Letter from Barksdale and McFarland to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; February 7, 1863

BritishDrafteesMilitary familiesBirthConfederate States of America--DraftRecruiting and enlistmentPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Robertson, WilsonBarksdale, E. (Ethelbert), 1824-1893McFarland, JohnYazoo City (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)Great BritainMississippi. Militia

Legal Document from Susan Ashley to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 11, 1863

Military familiesBirthJustices of the peaceSecretariesMilitary dischargeAshley, SusanAshley, WilliamButler, Wiley J.Miller, W. W.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Rives, James H.Barbour, William A.Copiah County (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)Grenada (Miss.)Mississippi. MilitiaMississippi. Militia. Minute Men Infantry Regiment, 1st (King's)Mississippi. Militia. Infantry Regiment, 1st (King's). Company B

Letter from Mary A. Harper to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; October 8, 1862

Military familiesBirthDeathDisease and illnessWounds and injuriesPhysiciansSeven Days' Battles, Va., 1862Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Hughes, HenryMorehead, Benjamin H.Magruder, J. M.Wilbourn, C. C.Harper, Mary A.Port Gibson (Miss.)Richmond (Va.)Confederate States of America. ArmyConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 4th. Company CConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 12th

Letter from Lieutenant Thomas K. Knowland to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 22, 1862

Enslaved peopleSlaveholdersBirthDeathKidnappingPlantationsKnowland, Thomas K.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Camp Milldale (Miss.)Warrenton (Miss.)Vicksburg (Miss.)Mobile (Ala.)Jackson (Miss.)Mississippi RiverConfederate States of America. ArmyMississippi. MilitiaUnder ReviewUnited States. Navy

Report from the Mississippi Lunatic Asylum to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 1, 1860

Christians--BaptistsCatholicsChristiansEpiscopalianFugitives from justiceLutheransMental illnessMethodistsPresbyterianWidowersWidowsBirthDeathDisease and illnessMarriageCarpentersCivil engineersClergyClerksCollege teachersConfectionersEngineersFarmersGardenersHousewivesLaborersLaundressesLawyersMatronsMerchantsOrgan grindersPaintersPests--ControlPhysiciansPlantation overseersSaddlerySeamstressesSecretariesShoemakersStatisticiansStewardsStudentsSuperintendentsSupervisorsTeachersTradespeopleWritersMassachusetts. General CourtMississippi State HospitalMississippi State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)Mississippi. LegislatureUniversity of MississippiSteward, J. D.Hobbs, HowellAllen, H. H.Robinson, James H.Langley, W. W.Julienne, L.Kells, RobertPatterson, F. W.McGill, R. F.Parsons, Mary A.Jarvis, Edward, 1803-1884Allen, J. B.Lidix, D.Sharkey, MinervaMurell, UnknownFearn, George R.O'Brian, John R.Patterson, UnknownFisher, A. A.Bobb, W. L.Swasey, H. A.Philips, M. N.Hatch, LeeShelton, D.Jacques, A.Williams, Mrs. E.Mizell, A.Crane, William C.Keeney, J. C.Hillman W.Green, William Mercer, 1798-1887Moon, UnknownJackson (Miss.)Amite County (Miss.)Madison County (Miss.)Adams County (Miss.)Marshall County (Miss.)Attala County (Miss.)Noxubee County (Miss.)Copiah County (Miss.)Newton County (Miss.)Choctaw County (Miss.)Neshoba County (Miss.)Claiborne County (Miss.)Oktibbeha County (Miss.)Calhoun County (Miss.)Panola County (Miss.)Carroll County (Miss.)Pontotoc County (Miss.)Clarke County (Miss.)Pike County (Miss.)Covington County (Miss.)Rankin County (Miss.)De Soto County (Miss.)Scott County (Miss.)Franklin County (Miss.)Smith County (Miss.)Hinds County (Miss.)Simpson County (Miss.)Holmes County (Miss.)Tishomingo County (Miss.)Hancock County (Miss.)Tippah County (Miss.)Harrison County (Miss.)Tunica County (Miss.)Itawamba County (Miss.)Tallahatchie County (Miss.)Marion County (Miss.)Jasper County (Miss.)Wilkinson County (Miss.)Jefferson County (Miss.)Winston County (Miss.)Kemper County (Miss.)Yalobusha County (Miss.)Lawrence County (Miss.)Yazoo County (Miss.)Leake County (Miss.)TexasLafayette County (Miss.)AlabamaLauderdale County (Miss.)ArkansasLowndes County (Miss.)GeorgiaVirginiaTennesseeNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaIrelandKentuckyGermanyIndianaOhioNew JerseyMarylandCanadaPennsylvaniaSwitzerlandLouisianaMichiganPearl River (Miss.)New Orleans (La.)Yazoo City (Miss.)Vicksburg (Miss.)Philadelphia (Miss.)Nashville (Tenn.)Brandon (Miss.)Memphis (Tenn.)Grenada (Miss.)Augusta (Ga.)New York (N.Y.)Atlanta (Ga.)Handsboro (Gulfport, Miss.)Raymond (Miss.)Philadelphia (Pa.)Massachusetts