United States--Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. District of Mississippi

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United States--Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. District of Mississippi

Operating at the state level, the Mississippi Freedman's Bureau attempted to stave off malnutrition and destitution amongst freed and white Mississippians by making ration distribution a priority. From 1865 to 1866, the Bureau issued more than 350,000 rations. ("Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (Freedmen’s Bureau) for Mississippi, 1865–1872," National Archives)

United States--Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. District of Mississippi

Operating at the state level, the Mississippi Freedman's Bureau attempted to stave off malnutrition and destitution amongst freed and white Mississippians by making ration distribution a priority. From 1865 to 1866, the Bureau issued more than 350,000 rations.