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Pettus Series 757: Box 942, Folder 6
Letter from W. J. Britton to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 12, 1862
Enslaved people
Military families
Messengers
Plantation overseers
Plantations
Plantations--Ingleside Plantation (Miss.)
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Unknown, Tom
Britton, William J.
Issaquena County (Miss.)
Greenville (Miss.)
Mississippi. Militia
Petition to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 2, 1862
Draftees
Impoverished people
People with disabilities
Clerks
Farmers
Hatters
Justices of the peace
Mayors
Postmasters
Probate law and practice
Sheriffs
Confederate States of America--Draft
Drought
Insurrections
Military discharge
Railroad
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Bancroft, Charles
O'Quin, W. W. D. L.
Bulluch, L. T.
Brumfield, Jesse
Lamkins, Sampson L.
Nicholson, John
Breland, Leroy
Hall, E. B.
Brown, William
Backwell, Stepto
Reeves, Jesse L.
Laird, L.
Sandiper, R. M
Matthews, S. A.
Lea, V. M.
Hattam, William
Hartham, R. Y., Jr.
Fortinberry, H. H.
Seale, Eli
Simmons. L. A.
Simmons, George W.
Sandiper, P. W.
Tate, T. E.
Irvin, H. Murray
Bickharn, D. C.
Hanman, M.
Barr, W. A.
Felder, L. D.
Nelson, J. M.
Sandiper, G. J.
Colquitaun, L.
Bridge, T.
Causey, L. B.
Elliot, Wiley
Ellijoy, R. H.
Johnson, B. H.
Younaung, D. G.
Boutwell, J. D.
Harold, B.
Winter, Richard
Davis, Leland
Sheffield, A. B.
Thompson, D. A.
Bulloch, John
Reasons, G. S.
True, William P.
Sheffield, William
Horton, John
Hunter, E. C.
Mcleod, N.
Cyrus, K. M
Reed, R. J.
Christman, S. M.
Cyrus, J. T.
Maxey, W. R.
Ross, M. F.
Reasons, L. W.
Reynolds, W. W.
Head, Thomas
Wilson, O. M.
Gregory, B. L.
Cook, B. Y.
Vause, T. N.
Spencer, S. A.
McLaity, P. M.
McDonald, A.
Duncan, A.
Greer, M.
Clark, Y. B.
Phillips, L. G.
Cannon, Alton
Collins, J. D.
Macentier, James
Ferguson, J. R.
Brasher, L. Y.
Cook, B.
George, J. C.
Bagwell, G. L.
Kerr, G. H.
Bassel, Batson
Bryan, L. C.
Murphy, C. E.
Davis, B.
Murphree, James R.
Cox, James
Hawkins, J. M.
Harvey, R. A.
Barton, E. G.
Brasher, William E.
Turner, W. S.
Moorhead, R. M.
Sweat, L. T.
Shaul, P. M.
Digg, Y.
Dowdy, T. J.
Sugg, H. T.
Pike County (Miss.)
High Hill (Calhoun County, Miss.)
Calhoun County (Miss.)
Confederate States of America--Military Service (Branch Unspecified)
Mississippi Home Guard
Mississippi. Militia
Letter from William Wideman and William Evers Wideman to Mississipi Governor John J. Pettus; August 6, 1862
Military transfer
Confederate States of America. War Department
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Hill, A. P.
Wideman, William H.
Evers, William H.
Military training camps--Camp Meridian (Meridian, Miss.)
Lauderdale County (Miss.)
Canton (Miss.)
Meridian (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 1st (Adams'/Woods')
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 1st (Adams'/Woods'). Company D
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 40th
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 40th. Company B
Letter from W. W. Little to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 11, 1862
African Americans
Draftees
Enslaved people
Military families
Planter
Confederate States of America--Draft
Military service exemption
Confederate States of America--Commissary
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Biles, Unknown
Campbells, Unknown
Tilman, Unknown
Little, William W.
Scooba (Miss.)
Kemper County (Miss.)
Jackson (Miss.)
Mississippi. Militia
Letter from W. H. Worthington to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 2, 1862
Draftees
Confederate States of America--Draft
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Recruiting and enlistment
Confederate States of America--Commissary
Confederate States of America--Quartermaster
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Hornsby, Collins C.
Worthington, W. H.
Walker, William, 1824-1860
Henningsen, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1815-1877
Columbus (Miss.)
Jackson (Miss.)
Nicaragua
Richmond (Va.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 48th
Mississippi. Militia
United States. Army
Letter from W. H. Garland to General W. N. R. Beall; August 4, 1862
Impoverished people
Gunsmithing
Mechanics
Confederate States of America--Draft
Military service exemption
Headquarters, Military
Beall, William Nelson Rector (1825-1883)
Lee, Unknown
Garland, William H.
Summit (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Battalion, Garland's
Letter from W. E. Ross to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 2, 1862
Draftees
Death
Disease and illness
Recruiting and enlistment
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Wilson, J. R.
Ross, William E.
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 39th
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 39th. Company H
Letter from W. Cooper to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 9, 1862
African Americans
Enslaved people
Slaveholders
Plantation overseers
Arrest
Confederate States of America--Draft
Crime
Crime--Larceny
Self emancipation
Farms
Plantations
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Allren, James L.
Barron, Cullen
Barbre, Unknown
Cooper, W.
Coffeeville (Miss.)
Mississippi River
Helena (Ark.)
Yazoo Pass
Friars Point (Miss.)
Coahoma County (Miss.)
Yalobusha County (Miss.)
Tuscumbia (Ala.)
Alabama
Confederate States of America. Army
United States. Army
Letter from T. W. Baker to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 11, 1862
Military discharge
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Baker, J. W.
Okolona (Miss.)
Newton (Miss.)
Verona (Miss.)
Letter from S. S. Boyd to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August, 2, 1862
Teachers
Confederate States of America--Draft
Military service exemption
Schools
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Boyd, J. J.
Smith County (Miss.)
Lake (Miss.)
Mississippi. Militia
Letter from Robert Muldrow to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 7, 1862
Power of Attorney
Railroad
Railroad--Mississippi Central Railroad Company (1852-1877)
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
James, Sheriff
Muldrow, Annie
Muldrow, Robert C.
Holly Springs (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 1st (Adams'/Woods')
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 1st (Adams'/Woods'). Company E
Letter from Reuben Friday to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 11, 1862
Supervisors
Tanners
Confederate States of America--Draft
Military discharge
Military service exemption
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Huntley, E. O.
Friday, Reuben
Military training camps--Camp Maxey (Tenn.)
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Tennessee
Oktibbeha County (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 27th
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 27th. Company A
Letter from R. C. Farrar to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 12, 1862
Impoverished people
Military families
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Love, William A.
Pettus, William O.
Farrar, R. C.
Okolona (Miss.)
Jackson (Miss.)
DeKalb (Miss.)
Kemper County (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 43rd
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 43rd. Company K
Letter from R. A. O'Neal to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 11, 1862
Impoverished people
Military families
Native Americans
Native Americans--Choctaw Nation
Confederate States of America--Draft
Fourth of July
Military Bounty
Military discharge
Recruiting and enlistment
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Ogletree, R. D.
Gray, A. E.
Brown, E.
Thornington, Unknown
Childs, Unknown
Oneal, B. A.
Love, W. A.
Pettus, William O.
Farrar, R. O.
Hickory (Miss.)
Newton County (Miss.)
Columbus (Miss.)
Gainesville (Ala.)
Alabama
Jackson (Miss.)
Okolona (Miss.)
DeKalb (Miss.)
Kemper County (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 43rd
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 43rd. Company K
Letter from Pierre S. Layton to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 11, 1862
Gunsmithing
Confederate States of America--Ordnance
Headquarters, Military
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Platt, Unknown
Farish, Unknown
Layton, Pierre S.
Jackson (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army of the Mississippi (1862 Mar. 5-Nov. 20)
Mississippi. Militia
Letter from O. Osburn to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 2, 1862
Mississippi. State Geologist
Salt workers
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Jacobs, M.
Hilgard, Eugene W. (Eugene Woldemar), 1833-1916
Osburn, O.
Crystal Springs (Miss.)
Letter from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to General Earl Van Dorn; August 4, 1862
Draftees
Military discharge
Military service exemption
Mississippi. Executive Department
Van Dorn, Earl, 1820-1863
Tyler, H. C.
Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Jackson (Miss.)
Haynes Bluff Landing (Miss.)
Coahoma County (Miss.)
Tunica County (Miss.)
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Yazoo River (Miss.)
Mississippi River
Mississippi. Militia
Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Battalion, 2nd
Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Battalion, 2nd. Reserves
United States. Army
Letter from Mayor W. G. Freeman to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 9, 1862
Mayors
Collecting of accounts
Moody, O'Ferral & Company (Miss.)
Marsh, W. D.
Perryman, Alex
Price, Reese
Davis, Anthony
Smith, William B.
Reuchen, C. R.
Thomas, D. B.
Kramer, C.
Freeman, G. W.
Tolson, J. D.
Howze, W. J.
Cherry, W. H.
Reid, J. F.
Oliphant, Samuel R.
Dyess, Thomas
Park, Jason M.
Dunn, John
Ward, W. A.
Woolveston, Thomas
Sain, Moyer M.
Bromm, Elias
Leroy, M. P.
McMillan, A. K.
Laughlin, Thomas
Sherod, Samuel
Johnson, William
Williams, Thomas
Clark, John
Atkinson, A. B.
Meek, J. M.
Hand, J. M.
Wilson, D.
Bird, W. C.
Skaggs, H.
Horton, E.
Donald, William M.
Chochran, John
Kemper, William
McRory, Eli
Davis, N. A.
Griffin, J. W.
Jackson, C. S.
Tolson, T. T.
Moore, B. F.
Wise, Jan
Phillips, J. W.
Freeman, George W.
Enterprise (Miss.)
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Philip Frank Liddell to L. P. Walker; August 8, 1862
Military Engagements
Military Engagements--Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861
Georgia Military Institute (Marietta, Ga.)
Military education
Liddell, Philip Frank
Randolph, George Wythe, 1818-1867
Walker, Leroy Pope, 1817-1884
Deupree, J. L.
Military training camps--Camp Jones (Va.)
Manassas (Va.)
Noxubee County (Miss.)
Georgia
Marietta (Ga.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 11th
Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Charles F. Hamer to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 2, 1862
Draftees
Confederate States of America--Draft
Confederate States of America. Congress
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Tyler, H. C.
Van Dorn, Earl, 1820-1863
Hamer, Clarence F.
Bolt, Y.
Gaitley, Unknown
Military training camps--Camp Smith (Miss.)
Haynes Bluff Landing (Miss.)
Jackson (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 18th
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 18th. Company D
Mississippi Home Guard
Mississippi. Militia
Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Battalion, 2nd
Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Battalion, 2nd. Reserves
United States. Army
Letter from L. T. McKenzie to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 12, 1862
Draftees
Military families
Military substitutes
Disease and illness
Physicians
Confederate States of America--Draft
Military service exemption
Recruiting and enlistment
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Hardaway, Minge
McKenzie, L. T.
Holly Springs (Miss.)
Military training camps
Brookhaven (Miss.)
Texas
Tennessee
Confederate States of America. Irregulars
Letter from Julia M. Spencer to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 15, 1862
Military families
Military substitutes
Disease and illness
Salt workers
Military discharge
Recruiting and enlistment
Mississippi State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Spencer, Gilbert A.
Spencer, Julia M.
Johnson, William H.
Starke, Peter B.
Terry (Miss.)
Hinds County (Miss.)
Louisiana
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 28th
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 28th. Company I
Letter from John W. Boyd to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 1, 1862
African Americans
Enslaved people
Prisoners
Slaveholders
Plantation overseers
Convicted
Crime
Crime--Larceny
Crime--Murder
Insurrections
Self emancipation
Jury
Mississippi State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Smith, James G.
Boyd, John W.
Shell Mound (Miss.)
Sunflower County (Miss.)
Letter from John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 4, 1862
African Americans
Enslaved people
Impoverished people
Military families
Widows
Farmers
Lawyers
Planter
Drought
Epidemic
Execution
Invasions
Raid
Self emancipation
Starvation
Plantations
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Portevent, William J.
Kimball, L.
Van Dorn, Earl, 1820-1863
Claiborne, J. F. H. (John Francis Hamtramck), 1809-1884
Hancock County (Miss.)
Jackson County (Miss.)
Pearl River (Miss.)
New Orleans (La.)
Forts--Fort Pike (La.)
Mobile (Ala.)
Gulf Coast (Miss.)
Bay Saint Louis (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Coast Guard
United States. Army
Letter from John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 15, 1862
African Americans
Creoles
Enslaved people
Impoverished people
Slaveholders
Recruiting and enlistment
Self emancipation
Starvation
Claiborne, J. F. H. (John Francis Hamtramck), 1809-1884
Wiley, Bill
Steede, Abner C.
Bay Saint Louis (Miss.)
Hancock County (Miss.)
Gulf of Mexico
Military training camps
Brookhaven (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Battalion, 17th
United States. Army
United States. Navy
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