Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A
Letter from Richard C. Bridges to his sister Matilda describing his poor health; predicts that neither army will be quick to resume hostilities after the Battle of Gettysburg.
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A
Letter from Richard C. Bridges to his sister Carrie describing a bout of the flu; laments the incursions and ravishments of Union troops; fears he has lost communication with home.
Leavell, Richard M; University of Mississippi -- History; University of Mississippi -- Students
Richard Marion Leavell, B.A., M.A., LL.D. Delta Psi. Phi Sigma Literary Society. Graduated with honors. He was born at Cherry Creek, Pontotoc County, Mississippi. Captain in 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry. Captured at Gettysburg. Prisoner on...
James Island (S.C.) -- Battles; Battle casualties; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783;
Kościuszko recounts the Battle of James Island (S.C.) [referenced in the letter as John's Island] where the Patriots were outnumbered by the British, and where Capt. [William] Willmott was mortally wounded.
In 1959 and 1960, Alan Lomax revisited the American South to record the still-living stream of traditional music in newly developed stereo sound. The collection features some of the region's most representative musicians and styles: Delta blues...
Barnett, Ross R. (Ross Robert), 1898-1987; Mississippi State Penitentiary; Prisoners -- Mississippi -- Parchman
Article about Governor Ross Barnett's granting a convict an extra 30 days of "leave" from the Mississippi State Penitentiary, making the amount of time the prisoner had been on leave over a year
