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Letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear Brother." 25 July 1867

S. H. Harris

Letter sent from Columbus; re: prospects of renting land.
Letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear brother." 25 September 1867

S. H. Harris

Letter sent from Columbus; regarding terms of house sale.
Letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear Brother." 26 July 1867

S. H. Harris

Letter sent from Columbus; regarding law suit by William Lowery for recovery of lands sold by the administrator of his father's estate.
Letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear Brother." 4 August 1867

S. H. Harris

Letter sent from Columbus; regarding Lowry's law suit, estate debts, cotton crop, furniture.
Letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear Brother." 5 July 1867

S. H. Harris

Letter sent from Columbus; regarding the settlement of estate, cotton crop, loan from General Williams.
Letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear Brother." 9 June 1867

S. H. Harris

Letter sent from Columbus; regarding the settlement of estate, kitchen furniture, taxes.
Letter from J. A. Orr to General W. S. Featherston. 20 May 1867

J. A. Orr

Letter sent from Columbus; regarding request for a character resolution on conduct during the Civil War, military bill, Congress, Republican Party.
Letter from David G. Parker to Thomas W. Harris. 14 September 1867

David G. Parker

Letter sent from Albert Lea, Minnesota to Holly Springs; regarding law books of Harris and Judge Clayton removed during Parker's Union service in the Civil War.
Letter from Attorney General. 24-25 October 1867

Author Unknown

Letter sent from Holly Springs; regarding wrapper with annotations on letter in Folder 5.4, [Letter from W.S. Featherston to "Board of Registrars of Marshall County, Mississippi." 24 October 1867].
Letter from Blair to Colonel Thomas W. Harris. 21 September 1867

Author Unknown

Letter sent from Columbus, Mississippi; regarding African American votes.
Letter from "Sallie" to "Dear Brother." 20 May 1867

Author Unknown

Regarding the settlement of estate, improvements to land in form of cabins and corn cribs, timber land for sale, land sale near Crawfordville.
Letter from Mrs. W. S. Featherston to Mrs. L. Virginia French. 8 August 1866

Lizzie McEwen Featherston

Letter sent from Holly Springs; regarding creation of a "Ladies Home," the South and the North, regional periodicals.
Letter dated from S. H. Harris to "Dear brother." 16 March 1866

S. H. Harris

Letter sent from Columbus; regarding father's health, "meat crop," General Featherston, Governor Whitfield's statement on the company.
Letter dated from S. H. Harris to "Dear brother." 2 March 1866

S. H. Harris

Handwritten letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear brother," regarding father's ill health.
Letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear Brother." 13 October 1866

S. H. Harris

Letter sent from Crawfordville; regaring land sale, land rents, gin, crop.
Letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear brother." 16 September 1866

S. H. Harris

Letter sent from Crawfordville; regarding crop damage, meat, sale of house in Columbus.
Letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear brother." 18 June 1866

S. H. Harris

Letter sent from Columbus; regarding dividing furniture between them, lack of meat, crop, death of Julius Butler.
Letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear brother." 25 September 1866

S. H. Harris

Letter sent from Crawfordville; regarding sale of house in Columbus, price of land sale.
Letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear brother." 2 February 1866

S. H. Harris

Letter sent from Columbus; regarding employment of freedmen on plantation, small pox, loss of bed sheets to former slaves, father's health.
Letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear brother." 7 August 1866

S. H. Harris

Letter sent from Crawfordville; regarding crops, meat, finances, farming land next year, present price of land, house.
Letter from S. H. Harris to "My dear brother." 9 September 1866

S. H. Harris

Letter sent from Crawfordville; regarding loss of crop due to weather and pests, possible sale of house in Columbus, Governor Whitfield's land sale.
Letter from N. J. Shrine to "Harris." 31 August 1866

N. J. Shrine

Letter sent from Homewood, Mississippi; regarding Harris's loss of arm during the war, acquaintances, current holdings, politics, national convention, state offices, Robert Lowry.
Letter from Brigadier General W. S. Featherston to Capt. Gale. 25 April 1865 28 July 1864 15 September 1864

Winfield Scott Featherston

Letter sent from "Hd. Qu. Loring Div.;" regarding report of the operations of Loring's Division in and around Atlanta, Georgia from the to while under the command of Brigadier General Featherston.
Letter from Brigadier General W. S. Featherston to Major R. W. Millsaps. 21 April 1865 30 September 1864 10 January 1865

Winfield Scott Featherston

Handwritten letter sent from "Head Quarters Featherston Brigade in camp near Greensboro, N.C.;" regarding account of the campaign through northern Georgia and Tennessee from through at Tupelo, Mississippi [includes one typed copy].
Letter from J. E. Johnston to Major General Loring. 30 April 1865

J. E. Johnston

Handwritten letter from J.E. Johnston to Major General Loring; sent from Greensboro
Manuscript. 18 April 1865

Author Unknown

Handwritten manuscript regarding a memorandum of agreement between General Joseph E. Johnston and Major General William T. Sherman.
Manuscript. 1 May 1865

Author Unknown

Handwritten manuscript regarding the Union pass for Brigadier General W.S. Featherston; sent from Greensboro, N.C.
Manuscript. 1 May 1865

Author Unknown

Handwritten manuscript regarding an announcement of terms of military convention; sent from Greensboro, N.C.
Manuscript. 26 April 1865

Author Unknown

Handwritten manuscript regarding military conventions.
Manuscript. 26 April 1865

Author Unknown

Handwritten manuscript regarding the terms of a military convention between J.E. Johnston and W.T. Sherman.
Letter from J. J. Worshaw to Thomas H. Harris. 20 November 1865

J. J. Worshaw

Letter sent from Memphis to Holly Springs, Mississippi; regarding paid Harris's bills.
Letter from Head Quarters Army of the Miss. 16 July 1864

Confederate States of America. Army of the Mississippi.

Handwritten letter regarding General Order Number 2 by the command of Lieutenant General Stewart [includes one copy]; sent from "the field near Atlanta, Ga."
Letter dated Brigadier General W. S. Featherston to General I. Cooper. 15 July 1864

Winfield Scott Featherston

Handwritten letter from Brigadier General W.S. Featherston to General I. Cooper; Letter sent from "Hd. Qs. Atlanta, Ga."
Letter from Brigadier General W. S. Featherston to General I. Cooper. 1 July 1864

Winfield Scott Featherston

Handwritten letter from Brigadier General W.S. Featherston to General I. Cooper; Letter sent from "Hd. Qs. near Marietta."
Letter from W. S. Featherston to Colonel Thomas W. Jack. 8 January 1864

Winfield Scott Featherston

Handwritten letter from W.S. Featherston to Colonel Thomas W. Jack; Letter sent from "Head Quarters near Canton, Miss."
Letter "In the field near Atlanta, Ga." to Jefferson Davis 17 July 1864

Author Unknown

Handwritten letter to Jefferson Davis [includes one copy].
Manuscript from Hd. Qu. Lor. Div. 9 October 1864

Author Unknown

Letter sent from "near Adar Town, Ga.;" regarding General Order No. ___ by order of Major General Loring.
Manuscript from Hd. Qu. Stewart Corps 7 October 1864

Author Unknown

Handwritten manuscript regarding General Orders Number 15 by command of Lieutenant General Stewart; sent from the field near Van Wort, Ga.
Manuscript from "Head Qu. Stewarts Corps." 7 October 1864

Author Unknown

Handwritten manuscript regarding General Orders Number 15 by command of Lieutenant General Stewart.
Letter from W. J. Britton to "General." 9 October 1863

W. J. Britton

Handwritten letter from W. J. Britton to "General"; sent from Meridian
Letter from "Hd. Qus. Army of No. Va." 19 January 1863

Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia.

Handwritten letter regarding Special Order No. 19 by order of General R. E. Lee.
Letter from the First Sergeants of the 12th Mississippi Regiment Camp to Brigadier General W. S. Featherston. 19 January 1863

Confederate States of America. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 12th.

Handwritten letter from the First Sergeants of the 12th Mississippi Regiment Camp to Brigadier General W.S. Featherston.
Letter from W. S. Featherston to "Major." 8 October 1863

Winfield Scott Featherston

Handwritten letter from W.S. Featherston to "Major," regarding the operations around Jackson.
Letter from James Phelan to J. A. Seddon. 17 December 1863

James Phelan

Handwritten letter from James Phelan to J. A. Seddon; Letter sent from "Senate Chamber"
Letter from A. F. Shawn to General W. S. Featherston. 4 December 1863

A. F. Shawn

Handwritten letter from A.F Shawn to General W.S. Featherston; Letter sent from "Office of A.L.M. 33rd Miss. Regt."
Letter from "Hd. Qus. Dept. of Northern Va." 6 April 1862

Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia.

Regarding Special Order No. 98 by command of General Johnston.
Letter from Brigadier General W. S. Featherston in Richmond to Major G. M. Sorrel. 12 July 1862 27 June 1862

Winfield Scott Featherston

Handwritten letter from Brigadier General W.S. Featherston to Major G.M. Sorrel, regarding the Battle of Gains Farm or Coal Harbour.
Letter from Brigadier General W. S. Featherston to Major G. M. Sorrel. 12 July 1862 30 June 1862

Winfield Scott Featherston

Handwritten letter from Brigadier General W.S. Featherston to Major G.M. Sorrel, regarding the Battle of Frazier's Farm; sent from Richmond