Note from Leake County, Mississippi
Title
Note from Leake County, Mississippi
Subject
Confederate States of America. Army.; Draft.; Military deserters.; Mississippi. Governor; Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867.
Description
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Note from Leake County, Mississippi, stating that Samuel Houston had authority to arrest all stragglers, deserters, and conscripts.
Creator
Unknown
Publisher
Mississippi Department of Archives and History. (electronic version); Mississippi Digital Library. (electronic version)
Date
1863-05-13
Contributor
Funding for this project provided by The Dale Center for Study of War and Society-USM, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, the Mississippi Digital Library, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the University of Southern Mississippi, and the Watson-Brown Foundation
Rights
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Language
English
Identifier
mdah_757-944-13-45
Coverage
1863
Text
Saml. Houston
13 May 1863
Answd 29 May
authorizing him to arrest all stragglers deserters conscripts in Leake Co.
13 May 1863
Answd 29 May
authorizing him to arrest all stragglers deserters conscripts in Leake Co.