Letter written from Natchez, Mississippi, on 11 December 1864, by Thomas C. Prescott, a member of the 8th New Hampshire Infantry, and one of the more than 4500 Federal troops occupying Natchez. The letter contains personal comments on living...
A letter from Confederate Private Andrew J. Patrick near Holly Springs, Mississippi, to his father and wife concerning the October 3-4, 1862, battle at Corinth. He discusses the possible capture of his friend, David Haigler, and reveals his concern...
From the Harris (Merry B.) Papers. letter from the "Copiah County Military Aid Society" (Mrs. S. J. Morehead, President and Mollie Brown, secretary), to Captain M.B. Harris. It is sent via a Mr. Johnston, along with various clothing articles for...
From the Harris (Merry B.) Papers. This document contains 15 articles dealing with the organization of the company, election of officers, procedural questions, and responsibilities of members. Harris was a resident of Copiah County, Mississippi. He...
From the Harris (Merry B.) Papers. Bond dated 29 January 1861, and signed by Captain Merry B. Harris in the amount of $900 is for the purchase of 60 muskets. Harris was a resident of Copiah County, Mississippi. He served as a captain and later...
From the Harris (Merry B.) Papers. Letter to Confederate President Jefferson Davis from W.H. Brown, Madison MaAfee, and A.B. Dilworth recommending Harris to Davis, and expressing Harris' desire to raise a volunteer regiment. Harris was a resident...
From the Harris (Merry B.) Papers. Color enhanced computer scanned image of a photograph of Merry B. Harris in his Confederate Army uniform. Harris was a resident of Copiah County, Mississippi. He served as a captain and later colonel of the Pettus...
From the Harris (Merry B.) Papers. Letter from Julia Thompson Chrisman in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, to Captain M.B. Harris, dated May 3, 1861, asking Harris to accept "this simple gift" in token of her appreciation for his service in his country's...
Memoir written by Jack E. Pitts, a private soldier in Company K, First Virginia Cavalry, Confederate Army, of his experiences in General J.E.B. Stuart's raid around the Army of the Potomac outside of Richmond, Virginia, in the summer of 1862. Pitts...
An order written by Confederate General Robert E. Lee, dated 3 February 1864, to a division commander, General Jubal Anderson Early. Lee commends units of the Army of the Tennessee that have re-enlisted in the Confederate Army, specifically Hart's...
Document, dated 8 March 1864, reporting the convening of a Board of Survey at Columbus, Mississippi, to assess the value of the horses of the Brigadier General and his staff. The value of only one horse belonging to General Daniel Ruggles was...
From the Smith (William G.) Civil War Military Commissions. This military commissions for William G. Smith, dated 19 December 1862, promotes him to First Lieutenant in the Ninth Infantry Regiment of Virginia Volunteers in the service of the United...
From the Smith (William G.) Civil War Military Commissions. This military commissions for William G. Smith, dated 2 May 1862, promotes him to Second Lieutenant in the Ninth Infantry Regiment of Virginia Volunteers, in the service of the United...
From the Smith (William G.) Civil War Military Commissions. This military commissions for William G. Smith, dated 12 September 1863, was awarded by the state of West Virginia and officially promotes Smith to the rank of Captain in the Ninth...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on November 14, 2005. Mr. Jones describes his struggle to survive as Hurricane Katrina struck Gulfport, Mississippi.
Oral history.; An interview with Robert Hirsch conducted on June 8, 2007. Hirsch describes his experiences as Superintendent of Ocean Springs School District during Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; Robert Elton Cox was born February 6, 1917, at Mannsdale, Mississippi in Madison County. He attended school in Madison and graduated from Millsaps College in Jackson. He taught and coached for two years before going into the service....
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 18, 1980 with Charles Hudson Griffin (born 1926). Griffin served in the office of U. S. Congressman John Bell Williams until 1968 when he campaigned for the position himself. He served three terms...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on June 9, 1977 with the Honorable Herman B. DeCell in his office in Yazoo City, Mississippi. DeCell enrolled at the University of Mississippi but with the start of World War II, he was called to service. After...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on January 23, 1973 with Mr. William Dukes in his office in Gulfport, Mississippi. Dukes was born in the Sullivans' Hollow area near Raleigh, in Smith County, Mississippi on January 15, 1927. After his discharge...
