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Petition to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 11, 1863

African AmericansDrafteesEnslaved peoplePlantation overseersConfederate States of America--DraftConfederate States of America. Twenty negro law (1862)Military service exemptionRecruiting and enlistmentMilitary training campsPlantationsPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Evans, James A.Winston, UnknownBrooks, UnknownCromwell, UnknownWestbrooks, UnknownCochrans, Mrs. UnknownBurt, WilliamHall, JohnWilliford, F. H.Unknown, B. G.Unknown, James M.Eggleton, E. C.Berry, W. F.Blair, JamesBurgess, Thomas A.Harris, Jeptha V.Columbus (Miss.)Lowndes County (Miss.)Mississippi. Militia

Petition from J. O. Ingraham; December 11, 1862

African AmericansEnslaved peopleMilitary familiesSlaveholdersWidowsDeathDisease and illnessClerksCommercial agentsCoronersPhysiciansPolicePostmastersSheriffsMilitary service exemptionBoards of PoliceWalker & Walker (Port Gibson, Miss)Walker, William, 1824-1860Walker, William E.Ingram, J. O.Hawkins, T. S.Comfort, G. W.Moore, W. D.Rollins, A.Morris, J. S.Thomas, A. E.Leonard, T. R.Gage, John N?Robbins, E.Daniels, H.Alsip, JohnMiddleton, A. P.Rollins, James G.Unger, E.Coleman, John B.Buckingham, F.Morris, William T.Foley, D. M.Shanahan, T.?Butler?, George G.Hastings, John G.Kelley, JoshuaCrane, R. E.Wright, George S.McDougall, DanMacfarlane, W. R.Tatum, J. J.Tillman, R. I.Atcheson, J. M.Elias, JohnWillis, DanFortey, SpoonerRussel, W. M. A.Barrett, E. C.Broughton, T. W.Burnet, JohnStiles, L.? M.Maihel?, Robert S.Sprott, W. D.Turner, ThomasEarly, H. C.Fulkerson, W. B.Disharoon?, L. W.Kiefer, L.Megee, MichaelBaldwin, L. N.Williams, L. P.Smith, James M.Pylie, James W.Port Gibson (Miss.)Claiborne County (Miss.)Confederate States of America. Army

Letter from to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 2, 1863

African AmericansEnslaved peopleMilitary familiesManagersPlantation overseersPoliceConfederate States of America--DraftPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Chickasaw County (Miss.)Monroe County (Miss.)Confederate States of America. ArmyMississippi. Militia

Letter from Thomas J. Portis to James H. Rives; April 8, 1863

African AmericansEnslaved peopleAdjutantsLawyersSecretariesImpressment--Enslaved peopleConfederate States of America. Army. Department of Mississippi and East LouisianaHeadquarters, MilitaryRieves, J. H.Portis, Thomas J.Jackson (Miss.)Confederate States of America. Army

Letter from Martha Dillahunty to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 5, 1862

African AmericansEnslaved peopleMilitary familiesSlaveholdersWidowsDisease and illnessConfederate States of America--DraftConfederate States of America. Twenty negro law (1862)Military dischargeMilitary service exemptionConfederate States of America. CongressFarmsPlantationsPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Randolph, George Wythe, 1818-1867Dillahunty, MarthaSenatobia (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)Columbus (Miss.)Confederate States of America. Army

Letter from I. N. Cason to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 7, 1862

African AmericansEnslaved peopleSuperintendentsImpressment--Enslaved peoplePettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Cason, I. A.Durant (Miss.)

Letter from George S. Gaines to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; December 2, 1862

Impoverished peopleMilitary familiesProbate law and practiceConfederate States of America. Twenty negro law (1862)Military service exemptionTaxation--Confederate States of AmericaBoards of PoliceMilitary training campsMississippi. Treasury DepartmentProbate courtsPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Napier, P. H.Gaines, George S.State Line (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)Greene County (Miss.)Columbus (Miss.)Mississippi. Militia

Letter from Captain Calvit Roberts to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 19, 1863

African AmericansEnslaved peopleDisease and illnessConfederate States of America--DraftImpressment--Enslaved peopleImpressment--ExemptionMilitary leaves and furloughsFortsPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Roberts, CalvitHazlehurst (Miss.)Vicksburg (Miss.)Port Hudson (La.)Confederate States of America. ArmyConfederate States of America. Army. Seven Stars Artillery

Letter from A. K. Farrar to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; July 17, 1862

African AmericansEnslaved peopleSlaveholdersPlantation overseersPoliceProvost MarshalsCrimeCrime--LynchingCrime--TheftImprisonmentInsurrectionsMilitary service exemptionSelf emancipationStarvationPlantationsStanton & Stockman (Natchez, Miss.)Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Stockman, James W.Farrar, A. K.Natchez (Miss.)Mississippi. MilitiaUnited States. Army

Legal Document from Georgia Governor Joseph E. Brown to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 22, 1863

African AmericansEnslaved peopleSlaveholdersGeorgia. GovernorJustices of the peaceSheriffsArrestCrimeCrime--LarcenyCrime--TheftGeorgia. Executive DepartmentBrannon, William H.Barden, William Y.McAllen, BenjaminUnknown, NancyFloyd, JamesBrown, Joseph E. (Joseph Emerson), 1821-1894Batnett, N. C.Waters, H. H.Barborn, W. C.GeorgiaMuscogee County (Ga.)Milledgeville (Ga.)Lowndes County (Miss.)

Petition from Israel W. Pickens to Mississippi State Treasurer M. D. Haynes; November 13, 1862

African AmericansEnslaved peoplePlanterImpressment--Enslaved peopleMilitary impressment exemption--Enslaved peopleMilitary service exemptionC. R. R. & Bank Company (Atlanta, Ga.)RailroadPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Pickens, J. W.Pickens, Israel W.Unknown, CharleyUnknown, JasonUnknown, NewtonUnknown, GeorgeShotwell, RobertPemberton, John C. (John Clifford), 1814-1881Shotwell, BarbaraHaynes, M. D.Pickens (Miss.)Vicksburg (Miss.)Haynes Bluff Landing (Miss.)Confederate States of America. Army

Letter from Major O. P. Anderson to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 22, 1863

African AmericansEnslaved peopleSlaveholdersDeathDisease and illnessWounds and injuriesAssistantsConscript officersLawyersAppointment to officeImpressment--Enslaved peopleMilitary impressment exemption--Enslaved peopleStarvationNewspapersSouthern Rail Road Companyanderson, O. P.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Goodman (Miss.)Big Black River (Miss.)Grenada (Miss.)Greenwood (Miss.)Vicksburg (Miss.)Yazoo City (Miss.)

Letter from General John C. Pemberton; January 24, 1863

African AmericansEnslaved peopleEngineersImpressment--Enslaved peopleConfederate States of America. Army. Department of Mississippi and East LouisianaFortsHeadquarters, MilitarydeSaulby, A. B.Ruggles, Daniel, 1810-1897Pemberton, John C. (John Clifford), 1814-1881Morrison, J. H.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Columbus (Miss.)Vicksburg (Miss.)Confederate States of America. Army

Letter from General John C. Pemberton; January 24, 1863

African AmericansEnslaved peopleEngineersImpressment--Enslaved peopleConfederate States of America. Army. Department of Mississippi and East LouisianaFortsHeadquarters, MilitarydeSaulby, A. B.Ruggles, Daniel, 1810-1897Pemberton, John C. (John Clifford), 1814-1881Morrison, J. H.Columbus (Miss.)Confederate States of America. Army

Letter from D. W. Platt and John A. Womack to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 7, 1862

African AmericansDrafteesEnslaved peopleImpoverished peopleMilitary familiesMilitary substitutesSlaveholdersConfederate States of America--DraftEmancipation ProclamationMilitary dischargeMilitary service exemptionStarvationCrime--TheftConfederate States of America--CommissaryConfederate States of America--QuartermasterNewspapersNewspapers--MississippianPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865Platt, D. W.Womack, John A.Raleigh (Miss.)Smith County (Miss.)Mississippi. Militia

Letter from A. L. Crumby to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 12, 1863

Enslaved peopleImpressment--Enslaved peoplePettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Crumbey, A. L.Panola County (Miss.)Vicksburg (Miss.)Tallahatchie River (Miss.)Yalobusha River (Miss.)Grenada (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)Confederate States of America. ArmyUnited States. Army

Affidavit from John Mixon to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; September 7, 1862

African AmericansEnslaved peopleSlaveholdersJustices of the peaceMilitary service exemptionMixon, JohnLee, H. E.Perry County (Miss.)Confederate States of America. Army

Affidavit from John H. Kent and C. C. Lee; December 18, 1862

Enslaved peopleClergyJustices of the peacePoliceFarmsDoyle, J. H.Kent, John H.Herring, JosephAdaise, JamesSherron, Mrs. UnknownPitman, SusanSec, C. C.Carroll County (Miss.)

Letter from Captain S. D. Cooper to Lieutenant Colonel R. S. Donaldson; September 5, 1865

African AmericansEnslaved peopleLivestock brandsUnited States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned LandsDonaldson, R. S.Cline, UnknownProctor, UnknownCooper, S. D.Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Osterhaus, Peter, 1823-1917Gordon, N. A.Jackson (Miss.)Rankin County (Miss.)Brandon (Miss.)United States. ArmyUnited States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 50th

Letter from General Martin Luther Smith to Major J. L. Reeve; April 4, 1863

African AmericansEnslaved peopleImpressment--Enslaved peopleConfederate States of America. Army. Department of Mississippi and East LouisianaHeadquarters, MilitarySmith, M. L. (Martin Luther), 1819-1866Reeve, J. J.Stevenson, C. L.Pemberton, John C. (John Clifford), 1814-1881Merriman, R. W.Vicksburg (Miss.)Confederate States of America. Army

Letter from Thomas H. McCowen to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 4, 1863

Enslaved peopleSlaveholdersDisease and illnessClergyPlanterSheriffsTannersImpressment--Enslaved peopleMilitary impressment exemption--Enslaved peoplePettus, John Jones, 1813-1867McMurtry, WoodsonMims, LivingstonAnderson, W. H.McCoven, Thomas H.Washington (Miss.)Adams County (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)Port Hudson (La.)

Letter from John C. Humphreys; March 3, 1863

African AmericansEnslaved peopleSlaveholdersPhysiciansPlantation overseersImpressment--Enslaved peopleBrashear, J. N.Unknown, DickUnknown, JohnMarshall, ElliottUnknown, DavidUnknown, MosesUnknown, MadisonUnknown, GeorgeYoung, ThomasGraddick, F.Unknown, SolomonUnknown, LevyUnknown, HenryUnknown, JackUnknown, PerryRagsdale, F. B.Unknown, EdwardRussum, W. P.Unknown, SamsonUnknown, AdamClark, C. B.Unknown, PeterHood, BillFreeland, UnknownUnknown, BobArcher, R. T.Unknown, HarryUnknown, AlfredCotton, JamesUnknown, SamBaldwin, JimUnknown, LakeUnknown, EdmundUnknown, AllenUnknown, OttowaySmith, IreneUnknown, PearleyStanfordUnknown, BillySessions, Mrs. M.Unknown, RichardHall, W. L.Ballen, J. A.Humphreys, John C.Seidlitz, GeorClaiborne County (Miss.)Port Hudson (La.)Vicksburg (Miss.)Mississippi. Militia

Letter from John C. Humphreys to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 4, 1863

African AmericansEnslaved peopleSlaveholdersSheriffsImpressment--Enslaved peopleConfederate States of America--QuartermasterPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Humphreys, John C.Port Gibson (Miss.)Port Hudson (La.)Vicksburg (Miss.)Confederate States of America. ArmyConfederate States of America. Army. CavalryConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 10th (1862-1865)Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 10th (1862-1865). Company F

Letter from James Garner to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 12, 1863

African AmericansEnslaved peopleImpoverished peopleSlaveholdersDisease and illnessImpressment--Enslaved peopleConfederate States of America--QuartermasterPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Lassell, UnknownGarner, JamesOsyka (Miss.)Smithdale (Miss.)Amite County (Miss.)

Letter from George Chadwick to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 8, 1863