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Letter from R. Cooper to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 25, 1865
Brandon (Miss.)Clark, Charles, 1811-1877Confederate States of America. ArmyConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Light Artillery Regiment, 1stCooper, D. G.Cooper, R. H.Cooper, RichardCoronersCrimeCrime--MurderCrime--ThreatCriminal Procedure--ArrestCriminal Procedure--EscapesCriminal Procedure--IndictmentsDeathForrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877JuryLouisianaMilitary Events--Military transferMilitary Status--Draft resistersMilitary Status--Military desertersMississippi RiverPrison GuardProvost MarshalsResignationRogers, UnknownSimpson County (Miss.)TexasTrialWood, UnknownYerger, W. B.
Resolution from George Bayliss to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; August 24, 1864
Appointment to officeBarnes, J. P.Baylis, GeorgeClark, Charles, 1811-1877Columbia (Miss.)CrimeCrime--Destruction of propertyCrime--MurderCrime--Rape and Sexual AssaultCrime--RobberyCrime--ThreatFortenberry, Ivin M.Hancock County (Miss.)Hodg, UnknownHoney Island (La.)Marion County (Miss.)Military Events--InvasionsMississippi. MilitiaSecretariesSummit (Miss.)United States. Army
Letter from Lock E. Houston to James Harrison with enclosed affidavit; September 1864
Brown, T. C.Chickasaw County (Miss.)Clark, Charles, 1811-1877ConstablesCrimeCrime--MurderCrime--ShootingCriminal Procedure--ArrestDeathHarrison, James T.Houston, Lock E.Justices of the peaceLawyersMeridian (Miss.)Mississippi. Military DepartmentOkolona (Miss.)Oswalt, SimeonOswill, NicholasRucker, W.SheriffsStricklin, William T.Trial
Letter to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; July 1, 1864
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877Confederate States of America. ArmyConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 1st (Adams'/Woods')CrimeCrime--MurderCrime--RobberyCrime--ShootingCrime--TheftCrime--TreasonCriminal Procedure--ArrestCriminal Procedure--ExecutionHeadquarters, MilitaryHightower, UnknownHudson, UnknownJackson (Miss.)JudgesMacon (Miss.)Mangum, W. H.Military Status--Military desertersPolk, Leonidas, 1806-1864SheriffsSilver Creek (Miss.)SpiesSunflower River (Miss.)United States. ArmyWood, Robert C. Jr.Yazoo County (Miss.)
Letter from R. S. Hudson to W. H. Mangum; May 24, 1864
AbolitionistsAdcock, UnknownAttala County (Miss.)Barksdale, UnknownBarrett, UnknownBenton (Miss.)Blount, WilliamBoylan, UnknownBrazeal, UnknownClerksCoghlan, TheodoreConfederate States of America. ArmyConfederate States of America. Army. CavalryConscript officersCourtsCrimeCrime--MurderCrime--SquattingCrime--TheftCriminal Procedure--ArrestCriminal Procedure--ExecutionDeathDisease and illnessDyer, WilliamEdinburg (Miss.)Frederick, JamesGennings, IshamGentry, UnknownHeart, UnknownHight, Thomas B.Holden, JohnHolden, UnknownHorn, WashHudson, Robert S.Johnson, UnknownJones, WilliamJudgesLawyersLeake County (Miss.)Lewis, UnknownMangum, William H.Mask, UnknownMcCrory, UnknownMilitary EngagementsMilitary Engagements--Vicksburg, Siege of, Miss., 1863Military Status--Military desertersMooney, UnknownMoore, RobertNeshoba County (Miss.)Newson, UnknownNye, N. G.Peterson, UnknownPhillips, JamesPlunkitt, UnknownScott, UnknownSmith, UnknownSpiesTaxationUnited States. ArmyUnknown, JohnUnknown, RayVaughan, UnknownVicksburg (Miss.)Waller, CharlesWaller, WilliamWare, UnknownWilliams, Jo.Williams, JoelWinston County (Miss.)Yazoo County (Miss.)Yazoo River (Miss.)
Letter from William Cerump, H. J. Mason, James Ford, and John W. C. Watson to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; April 16, 1864
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877CourtsCrimeCrime--MurderCrime--RobberyCrime--TheftCriminal Procedure--ArrestCrump, WilliamDeSoto County (Miss.)Ford, JamesHill, I. I.Holly Springs (Miss.)Looxahoma (Miss.)Malci, PeterMason, H. J.Mississippi. MilitiaSheriffsWatson, John W. C.
Letter from W. H. Hardy to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 8, 1864
Carlile, UnknownChristiansChristians--BaptistsClark, Charles, 1811-1877ClergyConfederate States of America--DraftConfederate States of America. ArmyConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 4thConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 4th. Company DConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 16thConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 16th. Company HCorinth (Miss.)CrimeCrime--Destruction of propertyCrime--MurderCrime--RobberyCriminal Procedure--ArrestCriminal Procedure--ExecutionDeathDisease and illnessHardy, William H. (William Harris), 1837-1917Jasper County (Miss.)Jones County (Miss.)McLean, George P.Military Events--Military dischargeMilitary Status--Military desertersMilitary Status--VeteransNewton County (Miss.)Raleigh (Miss.)Scott County (Miss.)Smith County (Miss.)Trenton (Miss.)West, Wilson
Letter from Sheriff G. W. Bradley to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 8, 1864
Augusta (Miss.)Bradley, G. W.Clark, Charles, 1811-1877Confederate States of America--CommissaryConfederate States of America. ArmyConfederate States of America. Army. CavalryCrimeCrime--ArsonCrime--Destruction of propertyCrime--MurderCrime--TheftCrime--ThreatCriminal Procedure--ArrestDeathDebt reliefImpoverished peopleImpressmentImpressment--War MaterialMilitary Status--Military desertersMilitary Status--Military familiesPerry County (Miss.)SheriffsTax collectorsTaxationTaxation--Mississippi
Letter from W. Brooke to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; January 1, 1864
Bennett, UnknownBrooke, W.Clark, Charles, 1811-1877Confederate States of America. ArmyCrimeCrime--MurderCriminal Procedure--ReleaseJordan, UnknownLawyersMilitary Events--Recruiting and enlistmentRaymond (Miss.)TrialVaughn, H.
Letter and list from Matilda Sharkey to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; September 4, 1865
Brownsville (Miss.)Carriage and wagon makingCotton gins and ginningCrimeCrime--Destruction of propertyCrime--MurderCrime--TheftEnslaved peopleGrant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885GristmillsHeadquarters, MilitaryImpoverished peopleMcPherson, James Birdseye, 1828-1864Military Events--Capitulations, MilitaryOrphansPlantation overseersSharkey, MatildaSharkey, UnknownSharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891Unionists (United States Civil War)United States. ArmyUnited States. CongressWidows
Extract of Special Order #26 from General Peter J. Osterhaus; August 14, 1865
CourtsCrimeCrime--MurderCriminal Procedure--ArrestGordon, 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. 26United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned LandsUnited States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands--District of Mississippi
Letter from C. A. Seward to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 3, 1865
African AmericansCrimeCrime--MurderJackson (Miss.)Jackson, UnknownJohnson, Andrew, 1808-1875JudgesLatham, Milton S. (Milton Slocum), 1827-1882Seward, C. A.Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873United States. Department of StateUnited States. PresidentWashington (D.C.)
Letter from Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey to General Henry W. Slocum; July 22, 1865
CourtsCrimeCrime--MurderCriminal Procedure--ArrestCriminal Procedure--Writ of Habeas CorpusJackson (Miss.)Jackson, Joseph L.JudgesMerwin, D. O.Mississippi. Executive DepartmentProvost MarshalsSharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Slocum, Henry Warner, 1826-1894Vicksburg (Miss.)Warren County (Miss.)Washington County (Miss.)
Letter from Lottie Williamson to Van E. Young; June 26, 1865
Bethay, JohnBlacksmithsBrandon (Miss.)Clubs and Secret SocietiesClubs and Secret Societies--Ku Klux Klan (19th century)CrimeCrime--MurderDeathFields, Hugh H.Grubbs, PeterJackson (Miss.)JudgesMarion County (Miss.)May, JamesMay, WilliamMiers, AlvinPhysiciansProvost MarshalsRankin County (Miss.)Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Simpson County (Miss.)Walker, Perman?Williamson, A. D. F.Williamson, J. M.Williamson, LottieYoung, Van, E.Youngblood, T. A.
Letter from J. G. H. Jones to General Thomas K. Smith; June 23, 1865
African AmericansAlabamaClinton, JamesColeman, Mrs. UnknownCrimeCrime--Aggravated Assault with a Deadly WeaponCrime--MurderCrime--ShootingCriminal Procedure--ArrestDeathEnslaved peopleEnslaversHeadquarters, MilitaryHistorically free and newly freed African AmericansJones, J. C. H.Macon (Miss.)Military Districts--3rd (Miss.)Mobile (Ala.)Pepper, UnknownPickens County (Ala.)Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Smith, Thomas K. (Thomas Kilby), 1820-1887
Letter from Mayor W. S. Epperson to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; 1865
CrimeCrime--MurderCrime--RobberyEpperson, W. S.Hightower, S. L.Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875MayorsMilitary Events--Recruiting and enlistmentMississippi. MilitiaSharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Yazoo City (Miss.)Yazoo County (Miss.)Yerger, W. S.
Letter from McClure and Huddleston to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; October 24, 1861
CrimeCrime--MurderCriminal Procedure--PardonCriminal Status--Imprisoned peopleDeathDecatur (Miss.)Disease and illnessHuddleston, JamesJackson (Miss.)LawyersMcClure, William A.Native AmericansNewton County (Miss.)Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Prisons
Letter from John W. Thompson to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; October 16, 1861
Adams, Stephen, 1807-1857Ambler, D. A.Chamberlain Miller & Company (Charleston, S.C.)Charleston (S.C.)Confederate States of America. CongressCrimeCrime--MurderCriminal Procedure--ClemencyCriminal Procedure--PardonDeathEllis, J. B.Impoverished peopleJackson, B. F.LawyersLegislatorsPanola County (Miss.)Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Philadelphia (Pa.)PhysiciansRipley (Miss.)Thompson, John W.TrialTruitt Brothers & Company (Philadelphia, Miss.)WidowsWilliam Goodrich & Company (Philadelphia, Miss.)Wright, D. B.
Letter from James C. Dockery to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; September 23, 1861
Bass, Hartwell W.Bass, Jane E.CourtsCrimeCrime--MurderCriminal Procedure--AcquittalsCriminal Procedure--ClemencyCriminal Procedure--PardonCriminal Status--Imprisoned peopleDeSoto County (Miss.)Dockery, James C.Hernando (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)JudgesJuryMississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)People with disabilitiesPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Trial
Letter from Sheriff F. P. Pleasants to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; September 9, 1861
Carroll County (Miss.)Carrollton (Miss.)CrimeCrime--MurderCriminal Procedure--ArrestCriminal Status--Fugitives from justiceDonly, Samuel J.Jackson (Miss.)Loring, UnknownPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Pleasants, F. P.Sheriffs