Narrative and list compiled by Jane Stewart Calhoun, documenting money owed to her by the government for food, supplies, animals, and other damages incurred during the Civil War, undated. She also mentions an unnamed Union spy who stayed with...
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson); 1822-1885;Civil War;Politicians Presidents;Politics and government;Generals
The Chronology of Ulysses S. Grant's life is extracted from the 31 volumes of the Papers of Ulysses S. Grant and is presented here as a full-length time line of Grant's life.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Civil War; Politicians; Presidents; Politics and government; Generals
Volume 13 of a continuing series (currently 31 volumes) showcasing an edited collection of documents by and about Ulysses S. Grant. Materials in the series span the dates of 1837-1885; volume 13 spans the dates of November 16, 1864-February 20,...
African-Americans; Slavery; Clothing and dress; Molasses; Noxubee County (Miss.); Wells family
Letter, H. W. Foote, probably from Noxubee County, Mississippi, to Mr. Wells, sending him a slave girl named Gusty, who has a ''terrible disposition.'' He tells Wells, ''Do not treat her cruelly, but make her know her place.'' He also sends...
Civil war; United States; Confederate States of America; Draft; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Lee, W. H. (William Hollinshed), 1841-1910; Edgefield District (S.C.); Religion; God
Letter, William States Lee, a minister in Edgefield District, South Carolina, to his grandson, William Hollinshed Lee, of Blythe's Regiment, Company A, Corinth, Mississippi. He mentions the evacuation of Columbus and doesn't know if the letter...
Civil war; United States; Confederate States of America; Taxation; Scarbrough, James; Scarbrough family
Receipt for James Scarborough's payment of $632 in taxes to the Confederate States of America for ''State, county, military, and military relief,'' received by Sheriff William C. Staples, 1862.
Civil war; United States; Confederate States of America; Taxation; Wells, J. W.; Wells family
Receipt for J. W. Wells' payment of $10.75 in taxes to the Confederate States of America, received by District 33 tax collector James B. Shelton, 1862.
Civil war; United States; Jackson (Miss.); Legislation; Cotton; Hobbs, Howell, 1810-1877
Auditor's receipt from A.J. Gillespie, Auditor of Public Accounts, Jackson, Mississippi, for a warrant of $750.00 as an advance on 30 bales of cotton to be produced and sold upon demand of the Governor to T.H. and M. Allen Company, New Orleans. ...
Civil war; United States; Sharon (Miss.); Madison County (Miss.); Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 18th; Magruder, Henry Archibald, 1842-1896
Letter from Martha Magruder (later Martha Magruder Hopkins) to her brother, Henry Archibald Magruder, inquiring about his health and the health of his regiment (the 18th Mississippi Infantry) and reporting news about family and friends, 1862....
Confederate States of America; Civil war; United States; Starkville (Miss.); Taxation; Hogan, Mary, 1800-1882
Receipt for $22.00 in taxes paid to the Confederate States of America by Mrs. Mary Hogan of Starkville, Mississippi. Signed by District 34 tax collector W. L. James, 1862.
Copiah Co. (Miss.) ; Dodds, George S.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
George S. Dodds family farm; multiple views. Farm of 932 acres located 13 miles west of Hazlehurst, MS. Copiah Co. agent E. E. Randle assisted with selection of farm family.
Copiah Co. (Miss.) ; Dodds, George S.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
George S. Dodds family farm; multiple views. Farm of 932 acres located 13 miles west of Hazlehurst, MS. Copiah Co. agent E. E. Randle assisted with selection of farm family.
Darden, Putnam.; Cameron, A. I.; Buckets, Henry M.; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Artillery Battalion, 14th Jefferson Flying Artillery Battery.; Meadville (Miss.); Franklin County (Miss.)--History.
Receipt for the purchase of a horse by A.I. Cameron and Putnam Darden from Henry M. Buckets for use in the Confederate army.
Darden, Putnam.; Cameron, A. I.; Cobb, J. M.; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Artillery Battalion, 14th Jefferson Flying Artillery Battery.
Receipt for the purchase of a horse by A.I. Cameron and Putnam Darden from J. M. Cobb for use in the Confederate army.
Darden, Putnam.; Cameron, A. I.; Coleman, F. B.; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Artillery Battalion, 14th Jefferson Flying Artillery Battery.; Church Hill (Miss.); Jefferson County (Miss.)--History.
Receipt for the purchase of a horse by A. I. Cameron and Putnam Darden from F.B. Coleman for use in the Confederate Army.
